The Straits Times, 10 March 1908

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    13 1 The Straits Times SINGAPORE. TUESDAY. MARCH 10. 1908. NO. 22.595. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      237 1 JUST ARRIVED r De Dion DRY CELLS. Order at once to avoid disappointment. T T niiPiRF *m t Motor Show-Rooms, Ws Wwl HAL Of UUi HOTEL DE LEUROI'E BUILDINGS, SINGAPORE. To Amve M on day, 9th. The World -Famous 18 h.p. DARRACQ il-«i.p.. Cylinder. MnM Oarraeq The la-h.p.. D«rrae« Chassis,
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    LITERARY NOTES.
    917 2 HOW OLIDA LOST HER FORTUNE. Ouida. the famous novelist died in the comfortless rooms which flic rented in a cottage at Viareggio, Italy. Mile. Louise de la Ramie, to use her proper name, had been ailing for aouit months past, and her advanced age— she was seventy-eight sapped
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    The Royal Navy List.
    134 2 We have received from the publishers, Messrs. Witherby and Company. London, a copy of The Royal Navy List and Naval Itecorder for January. Published quarterly, it contains the war and meritorious services of officers on the active and retired libttt of the Royal Navy and Royal
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      512 2 There is no work possible on the most Expensive Machine which cannot be Performed on THE EMPIRE TYPEWRITER. It is guarauteed to outlast the highest priced machiiiea. It is without clumsiness or excessive weight. Its SIMPLICITY arid BEAUTIFUL WORK have gaiued for it She highest praise from Governments. Municipalities and
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      222 2 1 1 When mosquitoes begin to i annoy, remember that simple i means of protection against the I I attacks of these and other i insects —the use of Calvert's 20% Carbolic Soap. > Sold by local Chemitls unit Stores. I 1 Mrttn IP. C. C«l vert C«., Manchasur, j
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      253 2 THERMOS Benefits of thermos Tiir-r% M THERMOS BOTTLES. THERMOS I thermos PEOp LE IN THE JUNGLE Can now keep ice for 8 day. THERMOS W PLANTERS. MOTORISTS. SPORTSMEN I Cm hare ICF.-COI.D i MUUMBS at ivny tim. ln" w rn«Z;T Household. "2?" "1 Levy Hermanos. n E«CN aOTTLC GUARANTEED. O»«.^t«t
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    MUSIC AND DRAMA.
    1353 3 EULOGY OF PROMISING ENGLISH COMPOSERS. Moszkowski in London. Heir Moritz Mo>/.kow>ki, one of the most famous of living German composer*, is revig iting London after an absence of .seven years, and the other day he gave an orchestral concert at Queen* Hall, the programme consisting entirely of
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    12 3 Lord Arthur Hill has rcsiguod his scat in the West Down division.
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      22 3 "HOUSE OF LORDS" Scotch Whisky. Sp^affe-* old COROHfT BBSND K^__ w mis X v a^ SOLD BY ALL OEALERS. $1.15 PER BOTTLE.
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      377 3 DTJ.Coilis Browne's g ThoORIGINALand ONLY GENUIKE: M COLDS. iT.Ll"^"!™ I m ASTHMA. iRONCHITIS. KEUHALCIA, GOUT. I UIARiIKi DYSENTERY. 4 CHOLERA. RHEUMATISM, TOOTHACHC. I THE ROBINSON PIANO Co., Ltd., RAFFLES PLACE, SIXGATORE. o The Pubiic are INVITED to cail and inspect the latest creations in PLAYER- PIANOS. THE BRINSMEAD ANGELUS. A
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    TRAMWAY EXPANSION.
    242 4 Success of Municipalisation in United Kingdom. The extraordinary development of tramways all over the country that has taken placo in recent years has by no means worn itself out. A return issued by the Board of Trade shows that in March last there were 160 more miles of
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    Judge on Bridge Parties,
    266 4 At Bloouisbiiry County-court, on Fobru.u v M..linlge Bacon heard a claim by Miss A. I. Adams, Ni-w Cavendish Street, W.. to i-eeover from .Miss Bertha Cecilia Collier, of the New Century Club. W., jES 14s. balance of an account for board and lodging. Tin' .mi. unit
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    The Diving Boys in Ceylon Harbour.
    145 4 The following report sent in to Government by the Inspector-General of Police, in November, was published by the C'e v I'lianibei of Commerce ill A couple of smait, inoii will be put on to mark down these boys and get thoroughly acquainted with them
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    Strong-Room Perils.
    106 4 Strong- Room Perils. liiloie now people have been shut ill strong rooms and haw had narrow escapes. On nnu occasion a locksmith was repairing an interior sjsjla in strong-room of a New York bank when the cashier closed the vault door. As it was worki/d by a time-lock it meant
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    Amelie D'Orleans.
    71 4 (February 1, 1908.) Where some had crouched, she rose where some had cowered, She struck, and struck again and lcouiuc. t >\<ji her dead defying death, she towered, Child o( old France aud of the ancient line; Tiiis is tin noblest of created things. This reaches to the
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    65 4 In .in account of a recent balloon ascent we arc told that the balloon was dashed agaiuat miiK:tliiuy. at a height of 1,500 ft.. and the trail rope frequently caught in obstacles, giving tlie car a series of violent jerks. It seems to be miitc time for some method to
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    VESSELS EXPECTED.
    825 4 Xamr, port, /</■«./»«/'./, dmU »J arrival, ami nani, ,>f A§ents, STEAMERS. Agamemnon, China. Mar 1.5 W. Mansfield Airlie, Sydney, Apl 14 Boastead Aiax, China. Apl 11 \V. Mansfield Alcinous, Liverpool. Apl 2 W. Mansfield Alicante, Manila. Mar 21 Barlow Arcadia. Colombo, May 22; P. O. Coy. Australian, Marseille*,
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    The South Indian Railway.
    143 4 The South Indi.iu EbuHnty Company, it is understood, has sabraiHed to tlie (Jovernme nt of India proposal-, t raise the capital of the Company to In n.iiliutis stflrHng. with the view to improve the value of its business and to increase the eliicicr.cy of its service.
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      36 4 RHEUMATISM. No external application is equal to Cliauibci lain's l'uiu Balm for I thru mutism. Prompt relief follows its use. A trial will convince you of its superior merit. For sale by all dispensaries and dealers.
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      717 4 STEAMER SAILINGS, P. &O. STEAM NAVIGATION CO. Por China, Japan, Penang, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Ports, Plymouth and London. Through Bills ot Lading issued for China Coast, Persian Gulf, Continental, and Amarioan Ports. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINE. Outward {for China). MM Malta Maroh
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      689 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HANDEL AND SCHEEPVAART MY. BANNER." BANDJERMABIN. The Steamers of this company maintain a regular servioe between: Singapore, Sourabaya, Bandjermadn, Pulo Laut, Balik Papan, Koetei, with transhipment at Bandjermasin for Sampit, Mandiwai, Koemai, Kotta Waringin, Djelai. The steamers hare good acoomodation fcr first and second olass passengers. Toss Cak.
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      541 4 STEAMER SAILINGS, HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE. PASBENGER SERVICE By the new steamers "RHENANIA," HABSBURG," "HOHENSTAUFEN." These steamers offer to the public the highest Comfort yet attained in Ocean Travelling. They have very large cabins, provided with only lower berths. The oabins are r midships and fitted with fans. Laundry on board.
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      737 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. N. D. L. NORODEUTSCHER LLOYD. Imperial German Mail Line. The fast and well known mail steamers of Ibis Company sail fortnightly from BremenHamburg via Rotterdam, Antwerp, Bouthamp ton. Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples, (oonneotion Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and rioe versa) Por Said, Suez, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong, Shanghai, Nagaeaki,
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      74 4 CHAMBERLAINS COLIC. CHOLERA AND DIARRHOEA REMEDY. This medicine is well known for its prompt cm. s vi bowel eoaplaiat, Irhiofa is always more or less prevalent at this season of the year. An attack ot dianh'iea is liable to come on without warning, und it a bottle of Chambi rlaius
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    LIST OF PASSENGERS
    389 5 Passengers Outward. I'er P. .Mid O. steamer Himalaya, connecting at 1 olombu with steamer Malta, due Mar U W. < S. Kusaniiuet, Mr. J. Champin v. Mr. A. N. Uagnall. Mr. K. Oilliat. Mr A. Lkluuil. Mr. H. 1!. (ialway, Mr. A. II liagnall, Mr. .1. Tse'uetinian.
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    Vessels at Tanjong Pagar and Keppel Harbour.
    92 5 Wharves at which VesseU are Herthcd To-day tmjoio p«o«a. K»mt Waiitr lUhin— < iian;: Seng. K*ht WH«Kr.S«CTi()N I— Kaifuku Marti, Gregory A pear. Sect. 1 (Sqekiis Wbakp): Nil. HitonoN No. il— N-,rd. I— Nil. I— Nil. 5-Calyps... 6 Killirulf. '1 ucu Kai. I—
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    Mail Steamer Movements.
    68 5 HoMtMAiii, P. d U. Mail. Die I', aud O. homeward mail stoamer Hulla left Hongkong, at 1 p.m., on Saturday, aud is due here at 7 a.m.. on Thursday, the lVtb instant. Oi-iwAin. P. O. Mail. The P. A O. outward mail steamer Malta left Colombo at
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    Mails Close.
    66 5 •.< I'M BTUMZB I'IUS To mouow PtiMg i Colwho tiiu'/hirc 11 a. in I*. S'ti-nbani and I'enang Kithiu 1 [i m SHbukaiulDjambic Hruun.r 1 p.m I'enaug and Colombo ICtmmehl Man 2 p.m I'cuaug aud Culutilta G. A/tm 3p.m. I'unani; aii'l l't-li Calijpto .1 p.m Tolok An iii via
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    Mails to Arrive.
    109 5 rniTii Kißoric -By tbe P. U. s.s. .Malta .1.... Kmmlj IS. I'r.iu China —Hi the P. s.s. Delta due M-ii.-li I.'. ,-i-u'i|iorii |i IVb :i N. I 1,. M r> U. I Icb 10 M. Jl Kb it r. v. leb IV N.D. L. I'eb -.>O I.
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    Clearances.
    145 5 Mm. -I i K KulU», Itril i I n uia'ilal. \m |".n Itejah, Britwtr, lUugnon aud CalaaUa l(au Uuag I r.,,. i-. Kwigk-.k I dona. Hi it Htr, Kul>Itau Lkxtf, Dut -at. Cutu »is uorta I'ontiauak. But btr, Kuautau liaraput. l'ch btr, bai^ou Laurens Pit, Dut str, ludra^iri Ma
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    SHIPPING IN PORT,
    1029 5 I'MiKKUii.i kaaflaa ti, 0 f,,ii,,w,],^ aktjssriattsai as* jMd atr.— strainer all. -ship; bq. -barque wh.— tcliixinar; Yet.— Vaclit; ii.i i tumor; i.M. linn(•at; li.r.-Toru»cl..; H.j.. l|.,i e -p..»..i liril.Kritwli; I. s. -l'nilwlst.ite»; K-li. -Krench Oer.iumi.iii; Dut. -llnt'-'i Hal.— Italian Snail. -Sp.inii.li; Sar.-«araw»k: H.r.— (ivnaral uarxu; A.p.- -ilwk
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    Diamond Trade Crisis.
    66 5 The Yuderlaud learns that ucgotiatiuu.s are going on lictwucti the Jewellers' Association and tin- Diamond Cutters' Union of Amsterdam, ttith a view to stopping the "brilliant branch entirely. Similar efforts inaUo previously were uu.'iiixtssful, but as many polishers are now working on their own account, and selling
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    WEATHER TELEGRAM.
    28 5 Uungkoug. Marcb 10, I'J a.m. liaroiuetur 30.28 Direction ct Wind W.K.W Force of Wind 1 Max. Temp in Khad-. 51 Manila. 761 X.tf.E. 2 27 22
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    LIFE-SAYING EXTRAORDINARY.
    212 5 Heroic Conduct of British Traveller in China. What, we believe, must be a unique experience in the annals of life-saving hapl>encd recently to a Hritish traveller in Central China. His route lay one day from Naakaagfa to Killing over rough mountainous country in the (present) depth of winter.
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    An Extraordinary Child.
    216 5 At Katter-ra. the other day. Mr. .lohu Troutbeck held an inquiry concerning tin death of Edward John Simmon-, the rive months old child of a labourer living in Boa-field-street, Uattcrsca, who had died suddenly. Dr. Freybergcr, who made au autopsy said the child had drum stick lingers
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    The Terrors of a Palace.
    178 5 The reported discovery by the C/iriua, of a Terrorist death-sentence lying ou the bed of her sleeping sou recalls two similarly tra°ic episodes in the life of her mother-iu-law, the Dowager-Empress. On one occasion she found on her husband's dressing-table a curious and unfamiliar jewelcase,
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    Oldest Royalty in Europe.
    176 5 l'riucc Leopold, the liegent of Bavaria, who has shown a strong disinclination to enforco the death penalty in that country, is now the oldest Royalty in Europe. He completes his eighty-seventh year this month, and is consequently a little more than a year older than tho
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    Caruso's Character Cleared.
    126 5 Tin; scusatioual urrr.it aud puui*bmont of the greater tenor Caruso at New York in November. 1906, has had an equally startling denouement. A woman who was arrested at New York oi Feb/uary 11. on a eliargo of drunkenness and fightiug in tho street, for which ollunce ECM
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    An Unclaimed Coffin.
    100 5 CantoD, l-'ubruary 21. By tbe- CLiu.i Merchants' steamer Sbuu Tai a coffin containing the remains of a Chinese official Las arrived for which nobody hag made a claim, Bays a Canton wire of February 24. Arrangements have been made with the Kwong Van Charitable Institution of Canton
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      391 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. JNDO-CHINA STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. Tiik *.r mi. r-, uf tin Company maintain a regular direct service Mmm Calcutta, Straits, ll<,n;kong, .Shanghai aod Jnp.in, taking cargo on through Bills of Lading for Canton, Swatow, Ami.y, Cbefoo, Tieutaiu, Newohwaug, Yangtsze Ports. K'.rmosa. the Philippines. *c Ac. Steamer* Tons Comniaiitlvi*
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      504 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. COMBINED SERVICE OF THE OCEAN S. S. COY.. LTD.. A THE WEST AUSTRALIAN S. N. CO.. LTD. BETWEEN I Xt tl tM'l.t: (PERTH) NOKI il WEST AUSTRALIAN PORTM. JAVA AND SINGAPORE. il.-iiular Fortnightly sailings between Singapore and Western Australia, calling at Java (an indnoement offers), Derby, King's Sound,
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      455 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. OCEAN STEAM SHIP CO., LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. a The Companion :.i>«iu- r. ar« deapatcbed bom Liverpool ontwarrt? for tbe Straita, China and J*r*n every week, and from Japan homewarrln for London, Amaterdam and Antirorp every fortuigbt and for Oenoa, Murneilluo and Liverpool monthly.
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      473 5 STEAMER SAILINGS. C/. k. K. Canadian Pacific Railway Company's Royal Mail Steamship Line. TBI NATIONAL HIOHWAY To EUROPE VIA CHINA JAPAN, CANADA awl the ONITED STATES Koulo from Hongkong, via Shanghai, Nagasaki, (Inland Sea of Japan), Kobe, Yokohama, Victoria and Vancouver, R.M.S. Em-RK.-1-i or India Twin screw utoaR.M.S. "Ehi-behh or
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      136 5 PAY BY DAY Tuesday, March io. High Water. 1-23 p.m. Hockey. S.U.C. v. A. Co. R.W.K. S. C. C. teuuis touruaineut. Hippodrome. 7-30 pm. Alhambra Ciuematograph Show. 7-30 Japanese Ciuemat9graph. 7-30 p.m. Wednesday. Man. h v. High Water. I M a.m. 6 7 p.n,. Thursday, March 12. High Water. 1-jT
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    The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. TUESDAY. MARCH 10.
    954 6 The Straits Times. PRICE 10 CENTS. TUESDAY. MARCH 10. In spiti.- of the progreKß that was made last year in military ballooning and in the construction of aeroplanes capable of travelling considerable distances and of manoeuvring in any ordinary force of wind, it is a remarkable fact that little is
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    13 6 The Japanese training squadron left Penang on Thursday last for Trincomalee and Colombo.
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    32 6 The arrival of the Outward British India Mail at Penang will in future be notified by gnn fire as is done in the case of the P. and O. and German mails.
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    27 6 A shop in Reformatory Road was broken into at 8.25 a.m., on Sunday, and goods valued at $82 were removed. No arrests have, as yet, been made.
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    26 6 It is said that the canal through Rameswaram Island, in connection with the IndoCeylon railways, will cost 6J lakhs, and that it will be began shortly.
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    22 6 At the Bengal Chamber of Commerce annual meeting, strong speeches were made advocating the Government taking over all pmately worked Indian railways.
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    25 6 A Javanese warder employed at the prison was sentenced to fourteen days' rigorous imprisonment by the Second Magistrate, yenterday, for introducing tobacco into tho prison.
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    39 6 Lee Teh Chiok appeared before the Third Magistrate, Mr. E. E. Column, yesterday afternoon, on a charge of enticing away the young and comely wife of Lee Tow Lai. The case was part heard and adjourned for a week.
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    32 6 Tay Kiah, living at No. 41 Havolock Road, was fined 1100 or, in default, sentenced to two months' rigorous imprisonment, by the Second Magistrate, yesterday, for possessing ohandn dross, rallied at 17.
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    16 6 The price of tin in Singapore today is $6«J per picnl. Seventy-live tons have been Isold.
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    17 6 From Pulo Serabilan. 108.500 tius and 16.000 cases oi kerosene arrived, yesterday, by the British steamer Nord.
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    24 6 There are over a ton of explosives for Tsingtau on the German steamer Suevia, which arrived, this morning, from Hamburg, on route to Manila.
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    35 6 The body of a Chinaman was found hanging to a tree off the Yeo Chu Kang Road, seven and a half miles from town, yesterday afternoon. It had evidently boen there a couple of days.
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    35 6 The Labour party in England are about to establish a daily newspaper, under the title of tho Morning Herald. A limited liability company will probably be formed with a capital of £100.000 in £1 shares.
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    40 6 A Peking telogram states that a movement is on foot with the object of appointing Chinese to the posts hitherto held by Manchus in the various provinces as TartarGenerals. The intention is to remove the barrier between Manchu and Chinese.
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    41 6 There will be a social party, under {the auspices of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, at Waterloo, River Valley Road, the headquarters of the Yonng Women's Christian Association, on Friday night at 8 o'clock, to which the public are cordially invited.
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    52 6 The Anglo. Parisian dinner, which is being served every Saturday night at the Adelphi Hotel to the strains of the excellent band of the 2nd Royal West Kent Regiment, is growing more and more attractive. Last Saturday night the number of dinners ml after-dinner guests at that hostelry was a
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    50 6 Mi L. Haimovitch, of No. 2- li, Lloyd Road, prosecuted his Hylam cook before the Second Magistrate, Mr. C. F. J. Green, this morning, on a charge of absconding with the market money, $1.80. Tho cook askod for a postponement to call tho boy a.s a witness, ('his was granted.
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    42 6 We have received the English edition of the time table of the iioyal Packet Steam Navigation Company (Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappi j of tho Netherlands Steam Navigation Company (Stoomvaart Maatschappi] Nednrland) and the Rotterdam Lloyd's Mail (Rotterdnrnsche Lloyd). It is a useful publication.
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    53 6 The Criminal Sessions closed yesterday afternoon when Puteh bin Myden, who was formerly employed in the Demarcation ofliee. was seulenccd to two terms of three yeaiV imprisonment for cheating, Mr. Justice Sercorabe Smith ordering that the sentences were to run concurrently. There was a previous conviction against the accused for
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    59 6 Mr. E. K. Colrann, yesterday afternoon, convicted the thirty coolies who were charged with rioting in consequence of a gambling dispute, at No. 27, Banda Street, and fined nine of them $6 each. The remaining twentyone were fined $3 each. They were all also compelled to give a personal bond
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    69 6 While two ladies, who had been dining on tho steamer Mongolia, iv Hongkong harbour, on the evoning of tho '2nd instant, were returning to the lannch, one of them missed her footing as she stepped from the gangway and fell into the water. Tho Chief Engineer of the Mongolia, Mr.
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    63 6 Khan Moliamed, an assistant ninployod at the Normanton Itarracka cauteen, Alexandra Hoad, was sentenced to three months' rigorous imprisonment by the Second Magistrate, Mr. C. V. J. Green, yostcrday afternoon, for theft of three cheques, calling for SIS, $10 and ».">, respectively, and a five-dollar bill and fifteen one-dollar bills,
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    77 6 Extensive harbour improvements are now going on at Haiphong, the chief port of Tonkin, which, at present, is a port of call, but which in the near future will reach considerable commercial importance as the terminus for the railways, not only of the Colony, but also of Yunnan. Dredging operations
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    71 6 According to exchanges from Hongkong, the long looked for legislation which was to follow the exposures made by the Sanitary Commission last year is foreshadowed in the agenda of the next mooting of the Legislative Council. The orders of the day include the first reading of a bill entitled an
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    94 6 A largn luminous clock, which enablis the hour to be read at night from all parts of tho city, has beon placed on the Eiffel Tower, Paris. The time-recorders, of which there are four, each consists of three panels, which are all 82. Bft. in height by 18.1 ft in
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    113 6 It in quite evident to see what wholesale poverty and privation, the closing down of many of the large tin bearing mines throughout tin' Kinta district, is causing. The number of destitute and practically starving celestials roving round the streets of Ipoh in legion, and the unfortunates having no house
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    Social and Personal
    425 6 Mr. Liang, the Shanghai T.IOUI. has been appointed a junior Councillor 1.. the Wai. wnpn. Captain A. K. Grant, of the Ind Royal West Kent Regiment, is the Field Officer for this week. Colonel Gascoigne and party with two Daimler cars arrived in Kuala Lumpur, last Thursday.
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    47 6 The foundation stone, of the now terminus of tho Royal Railway Department, which is to be constructed near tho Pakuain Railway terminus at Him Lampong, Siam, will be laid some time this month. It is probable that tho ceremony will be performed by tha King of Siam.
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    90 6 At the British Court for Siam on Urn M inst, his Honour J udge A. Vinccut hold an inquiry concerning the death of Alfred r.mwn. It appeared that deceased, who was H yearn of age, was a fireman on board iho sleamei Duneric, lying at the Arracau Company's wharf. About
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    102 6 Coca, which yields the deleterious drug known as cocaine, is largely cultivated in Java. The tree thrives only there and iv Peru, but the Java loaf, from some unknown cause, produces little BOM&Mt uioic bein^ obtained from dry leaves than from tWwfa ones. Owing to the high freight rates aud
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    95 6 Cochin-China import-* larjje quantities of teak from Siam, but it in the third quality article. The Colony has no teak foroxU, and the Uiaks in Cambodia and French Laos possess little market value. No wonder that people envy the British iv their practical monopoly of working the teak forests of
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    JAPAN AND CHINA.
    268 7 CELESTIAL GOVERNMENT ASKS FOR PLEDGES. Daily Telegraph Espouses Japanese Cause. km i«k\ TBUIuKAMj I ..iiidi.n, March 9 Reuioi's corn at Peking telegraphs that China still maintains that the Tatsu Man. dispute cannot lx settled without a thorough enquiry. The Chinese authorities propose ilia: the munitions which funned
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    PAINT AND GUNNERY
    79 7 Admiral Sir Percy Scott's Signal Incurs Reprimand. [RfITKH's T*LKi»RAM.j London, March 10. Mr. Goorgo LamUirt, Civil Lord of the Admiralty, replying to a quosliou in the House of Commons with regard to the Boresford- Scott incident, prior to the arrival of thr Gorman Emperor at Portsmouth last
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    ECHO OF MOLTkE CASE
    59 7 Count von Hohenau Condemned by a Court of Honour. li" If!. IKI.KLI i ..iiiilnii. March 9. A Court of Honour at I'otsdaut has sentenced fount von Hoheuau, whoso name was mentioned prominently iv the MoltkcHarden case, to removal from tho list of officers and the loss
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    ORDER FOR A GERMAN LINER CANCELLED.
    47 7 [Rbctbk's TmlK'.kam I-.nnd.in. March 9. In viow of the threatening depression in the Atlantic shipping traflic, the HamburgAuierik.i l.inio has countermanded the order placed wit li Messrs. lln Hand and Wolff, of Belfast, f'.r v liner bwgßl than the newest Cunaruern.
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    STOESSELS SENTENCE OF DEATH COMMUTED.
    44 7 |Rbotbh'» Tblbo&ah.] London, March 10. As recommended by the Conrt-martial, the sentence of death passed upon General Stoessel, for his conduct of the defence of Port Arthur aud its surrender, has been commuted to life incarceration in a fortress.
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    SHAH AND HIS PARLIAMENT,
    25 7 [Dm Ostasutiscbb Lloyd Tblkoram] Berlin, March 9. There is still a state of tension between the Shah and the Persian Parliament.
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    KAISER GOES TO HELIGOLAND
    19 7 (Dmb i>KTA*uns. h« Lloyd Tblbobam! Berliu. March 9. The Emperor William has stilled for Heligoland.
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    Bullock-Cart Driver Bolts
    88 7 A thine: c bullock-cart driver was given a load of old [in Hiid SlOO in money, yesterday, to deliver at the 12th mile, h'rangi Road. The cart reached its destination nil right, bnt in charge of another driver, who said that, at the Mh mile, the first
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    LOCAL PASSENGER SHIPS.
    820 7 Damages Claimed Against Master Attendant. A rase of cxcoptiooal interest to owners of boats .ii^.il'' il in the local passenger trade i came ou for hearing, in the Council Chamber, before Mr. Justice Sercombe Smith, this morning, when the owners of the steamship l'erak sought to obtain
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    Claim Against a Solicitor.
    105 7 The case of A. C. Moses v. W. C. Niblett for 1,878 as balance alleged to be due to plaintiff as defendant's agent, will bo concluded before Mr. Justice Fisher, at the Supreme Court to-day. Mr. L. E. Gaunt appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Niblett defended
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    Supreme Court Case
    111 7 Mr. Justice A. (j. Law, the Chief Justice, is eugaged in the Sup'omo Court, to-day, with tho case of Mohamcdeeu, Lntifa and Miiiiuail. iiif.-iii.s. by thoir nest friend, Mohatued Saleh v. A. K. A. Mootooknrpeu Chctty and Hussain 1 j. cbi i Mr. Greenfield appears for the
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    Kaiser's Letter.
    72 7 EXCHANGE OF VIEWS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS. [Rbutbb'b Tblbobam| London, March 9. The Standard's Berlin correspondent has been informed that an exchange of views has taken place between tho British and German Governments with reference to the Kaiser's letter to Lord Tweedmouth. The result of this exchange of views
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    LOANS TO PLANTERS
    433 7 I.MS. Government Asked to Reconsider Its Decision. The anniiunci lm-nt tliHt uo more loans will be made to planters iv Selaugor for the present must have come an an unpleasant surprise to such of thoin as had contemplated availing themselves of the small measure of fiuancial aid,
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    The Park Road Murder Case
    43 7 Acting Inspector Treadgold mentioned the Park Road affray to Mr. C. F. J. Grcou. the Second Magistrate, saying that tho injured men were still iv hospital and could uot he out for two weeks. Au adjournment was granted.
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    Killed by Lightning.
    76 7 During the thuuder shower, at about 2 p.m., yesterday, while a Kling milkman was milking buffaloes, two and a half miles from town, in a cattle shed on the Serangoon Road, the shed was struck by lightning and the Kling and all four of the buffaloes were
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    A Curious Hiding Place.
    135 7 A Chinaman was riding in a ricksha iv South Bridge Road, near Circular Road, on Sunday evening, when somebody ran up behind and suatched his punama hat and bolted with it. The thief, also a Chinaman, was soon caught, with the hat inside his baju, and
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    Witnesses Wanted.
    158 7 Detective Sergeant Mulcock arrested aD apprentice tailor in a pawnshop, on the Ist instant, on a charge of attempting to pass a counterteit dollar. He wan taken to his quarters so that a search might be made for other fraudulent coin, and there several pawn-tickets were found, and
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    Legal Reform.
    1045 7 ADMINISTRATIVE SLOTH AND LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY. Anxious Enquiries About New Courts and an Index. The following letter haa been forwarded to us for publication To the Editor of the Straits Times. Singapore, March 9. Sir, Yon recently made allusion in an editorial to the fact that wo in this
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    Burglars at Work.
    39 7 The syce's quarters at No. 1, Dalvey Road, the residence of Mr. P. J. Sproule, tho Deputy Public Prosecutor, were entered last night, and a pair of doves, valued by the syce at 830, was stolen-
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    ELEPHANT CHARGES TRAIN.
    508 7 Extraordinary Story of Tremendous Impact. An extraordinary story comes from Lopburi, Siam, but unliko tbe majority of travellers' talcs, has the saving grace of truth. The other day, when the morning train from Bangkok was near Ban Klap, ten kilometres on the Bangkok side of Lopburi, an
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    TEA PLANTING
    200 7 Java Growers Rejoicing at the High Prices. In the Proanger provinces iJava), Chinese capitalist" aro embarking upon tea-planting for the r larkets in Europe with a spirit of enterprise and sound judgment, which is too often lacking among their European competitors. One of the companion the one !>•■
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    The Old, Old Story.
    147 7 The four beggars, of the twenty arrested last week, who wcro granted an adjournment till yesterday to enable them to find witnesses to certify that they were working men, were before the Third Magistrate, yesterday afternoon. One of them said that his towUay, who was to
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    Freehold Estate Sold.
    70 7 Yesterday afternoon, a large crowd of those interested in agriculture assembled in Messrs. H. L. Coghlan and Company's Salerooms, when a freehold estate, situate at the 8} milestone, Cbangi Road, estimated to contain an area of 117 acres, 1 rood and 10 poles, was offered for sale.
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    89 7 Mr. A. E. Baudour, after eight years in the Si&m Government service at Bangkok, is retiring on account of ill health. His departure in a real loss to the Ministry of Justice, for which he haa done much good work both on the Bench and in the Attorney-General's department. The
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    COLLIERY DISASTER.
    132 7 ENTOMBED MINERS IN BURNING PIT. A Message from King Edward. I Kin-run's r»L«unAM| London, March 10. Five hundred men ore working to effect a rescue of entombed minors at Hamstead Colliery, near Birmingham. Fire is raging in tho mine. The King has telegraphed from Biarritz expressing his deep
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    FUTURE OF THE CONGO
    44 7 Dissatisfaction in Belgium over the New Treaty. Km i>ks Tblbobamj London, March 9. The publication of the text of the amonded Congo Treaty has evoked strong dissatisfaction in Belgium, owing to tho onerous nature of the obligations imposed upon Belgium.
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    V.M.C.A. BUILDING FUND.
    239 7 Additional Eighteen Hundred Pounds Secured. Friends of the Singapore Young Mod's Christian Association will be glad to learn that word has been received from the Oeneral Secretary (or the Straits, Mr. K. D. Pringle, announcing farther subscriptions at borne of £1,800, which makes all that it was
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    CHINESE ARTFULNESS
    189 7 Celestial Summoned in London for Overcrowding House. A solicitor, who represented N y Heng, a Chinaman accused at Thames Police Court, the other day, of permitting overcrowding in his boarding-house, and neglecting to have the place properly ventilated, said his client spoke very imperfect English. Does be said
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    Promiscuous Shooting.
    96 7 Whether the military give sufficient notice of their shooting practices or not, or whether the public disregard such notices is a matter for consideration. On Saturday, says a Hongkong contemporary, a couple of local sportsmen were oat shooting near Stanley, and the sudden screaming and bursting of shells
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    Charge of Alleged Falsification Withdrawn.
    113 7 Mr. L. E. Gaunt mentioned to the Third Magistrate, Mr. E. E. Colman, yesterday afternoon, the case against Chia H. -mi Seh, charged with falsifying tho account books of Chop Heng Choon. Mr. Gaunt stated that the matter had been investigated by a committee appointed
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      Notes in General.
      29 8 Dr. Niohola-i boat W. H. Tlirell'al 1 Ii I. 1 I in tlie championship competition in connection with the Penally Cricket Club's Lawn Tenni- t mrnameut.
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      Cricket.
      59 8 M.C.C. v. .South Australia. In the MC.C. match v. South Australia, which commenced on the Adelaide Oval, on 1 1. 2nd instant, tho M.C.C. won the toss and batted first, scoring 112 runs for the loss of tlirce wickets. On the day following, the iuiiiug> was completed for JO
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      Billiards.
      64 8 Tournament at Kuala Lumpur. F'oi some lime a Billiard tournament Iks been in progress at tho Lake Club. Kuala Lumpur, and it has evinced considerable interest. The tinal was played betweeu Captaiu Talbot, who received In. am! Mr. K. I'ngh, scratch. Play was very even neither player made any
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      The Turf.
      78 8 Racing at Calcutta. A wire from Calcutta, dated March 2. givet the result ot the February Plate Handicap, distance one mile, and value rupees I .mm Pcudrcd I llalova 2 Moro'tte :i Won by a short head. Secuud and third were separated by a head. Time Im. l"i|s.
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      Golf.
      364 8 sclangor Ladies' Club. The following cards woro returned In Urn Ladies' Marili monthly golf modal .Mrs. lirockman 64 o V.i Mrs. Cijruiac 71— 7 M Mrs. Talbot 6S— 6.". Mrs. Carruthers H— M -6"> Mrs. Ebdcii 06 f I M Miss .1. iikin 89— 20=6!» .Mrs. Oal^het 7!» K
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      Chess.
      465 8 A Remarkable Game. The following is an exceptionally pretty It was recently won at Zurich billon- W. U. Fluss. a pupil of lierr. Nienizowitch, the celebrated young Kussian ma-tcr. Tlio score, and the substance of the notes are from the Westminster Gazette. The Knylish Opening, White, Horr W. G.
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      Rifle Shooting.
      586 8 Ceylon v. Malay states Guides. The shooting matcli between thcl'uylon team aud Mai iv States GaiiM took place uu tin I', i^anilti' a rmgß, Ceylon. M February The light v.is nod at '200 yards, but at tli-- loag nagM it was rather bright and rtfuiliaa 'Die ooMtwUlan bad
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    TONKIN EXPORT TRADE.
    256 8 Fall in Rubber Shipments Due io Fraud. The export trade BgMM of lluijiliuii^, the chief port of Tonkin, fur 1007. have jnst been pub'isbed. The cxpol U to Europe established a record in beiuß about 17,916 Freiicb tous iv bulk, the next highest limit previously reached was
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    S.C C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. .
    488 8 S.C C. TENNIS TOURNAMENT. leavy Rain Interferes with Play on Esplanade. l'la\ iii the S.C.C. Lkwb Tennis Tournaueut iM impossible yesterday owing to the loavy rain. To day .x play h sis follow > CuAMi'io.Nsuir. o. T. Low* v. P. 0. Turubull. A. 11. Withers v. T. G. Treadmill. v
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    SUM'S OPIUM REVENUE.
    275 8 Alleged Reversal to Farming System Incorrect. It was MMUMd the other dny that Siaiu it> reverting to the policy of fanning the opium monopoly. The Bangkok Times, from whom we »<>t our information, now states that they are informed that is not tliu OM6. It may he
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    The Opium Commission.
    181 8 Ui.fcrriiijj U tin: rcbolulioii ftaymeA ut the Auti Opium Cuiifcreucc in IVnauy by the 9m. I>i\ ImirlM, <\\pressiu» tljuukbto the (•uvcruuicul of MM Struits Settlement;* for appointing tlio Upiiun Commission, ami tliuukiuK the OnBUMOMn fur tlicir loug and caruful btcJy of the many subjects connected with tin
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    DRINKING BY YOUNG WOMEN
    284 8 An Injustice to the Licensed Victuallers. Drinking by ynnag women, uepaulallj on Saturday uisht«, is greatly concerniu^" the Illaekburu Magistrates. The Lieeusiug Committet at the UrewsU r J Sessions preseule.l a re|H>rt ou the subject. I and stated that they learned from police visits to licensed
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    Proposed New Docks for London.
    150 8 An iiuportaut scheiue has been prepared. says tbe Can Ual News, fur the construction of new docks for the I'ort of London, ami dctuils have been .sent to Mr. Moyl UoMM in the hope that he will embody tlie scheme in his Bill. The project
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    Chinese Request Refused.
    134 8 The iLvoh.ii.iii.u v awvcwcat ia the Cliihum- province:-. b<irilcrin<{ oil TuuKin has n--sulUil in the I'limlgil Allaiis I'.oiiril at IVkin^ askm-" leave from the French Uovcruiiient to stHtion Chine— <»Hicials iv the Coluny. to Kcop .111 i ye ou the revolutionist* ami to wpy out Urn ir
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      261 8 LATRST ADVERTISEMENTS. CASHIER WANTED. Cashier v.au'ecl at once. Salary, t > I a montli. Apply t) tbe Municipal Secretary, SiugausM, M ASSISTANT WANTEO. WnuU;^. Youug Mercantile Asjistaut, Oirniau or Dutch preferred, with good kuowledgc of Otlicc WorK, C u-rca|i >u l-m aua I: <k kctpiug. Must speak and write English
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      452 8 John Little& Co, Ltd., Singapore. So/c A gents for E &J BURKE, Ltd. THE BEST IS THE CHEAP£ST. BURKE S Bass Red Pyramid AMI BASS Bags G| ee)l Dj amond BEER Light Bitter Ale. nijiii/C'C BOBKB'B BOTTLINti hu i liis^h iv|)Ut!iti«m for keeping i|unlities, oven under ?ery severe dirnatif con(ll
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    COMMERCIAL.
    280 9 M\R.H 9, 1908 PRODUCE. ;iauibier buy<;i> 6.80 do (Cube No. li inpicke<l 10.30 < r pra Bali 6.4.> do Pontianak 6.10 Pepper, Black 13.00 do White 5% buyers 21.00 ■Sago Floor Sarawak 3.00 do Brunei No. 1 2.95 Pearl Sago 3.95 Coffee Bali, picked 28.00 Coffee, Palemban*:, 20' bMh
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      MINING.
      363 9 Date of formaiiii Capital N amber Subeoribed of Shares lame j Paid Shares Value np to Unissued Company QCOTATIom 1903 »300,000 »iOO,OOO 1907 1300,000 »225.000 1901 1600,000 1600,000 1903 £400,000 £880.000 1907 »400,000 »375,000 1901 £60,000 £60,000 1906 £100,000 £100,000 1906 1150,000 199,030 1906 £120,000 £180,000 1906 £30,000 £30,000
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      RUBBER.
      358 9 1905 £150,000 £116,625 J* l^ JJ 1905 1100,000 1106,000 10,500 |10 1904 £30,000 j £15.250 J jJ'JJjJ} J{ 1803 £70,000 £61,000 6l!oOO 41 1906 1150,000 «1»5,000 12,500 HO 1904 £13,000 £10,500 j|{ ISOS £75,000 £55,000 SsioOO 41 1906 £310,000 £243,397 j |*J'J*J i J} 1906 £180,000 £180,000 180.000 £1
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      GENERAL.
      200 9 1894 1898 MM 1305 1596 "Wl 1E99 £5,377.10.0 $223,000 $16,05J,0C0 mjmfltt 1 $1,000,')00 $34,000 1 W75.000 «i,« 05 7,888 $225,000 4,500 $15,000,000 1.1,000,000 I •34.000 3,400 tS7^COO I ce 000 >875 0W! l 2,750 $240,00:/ 24,000 $40,000 600 £750,000 40,000 1112,000 1,120 M 00.00.' 2,(100 $500,000 5,000 $3 OJO.OO-J
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      113 9 MAKES THE SKI Ny. as S O F T as A^qf K'jJ REDNESS. HEAT. IRRITATION, TAN,and I KEEPS THE SKIN SOFT, SMOOTH, and WHITE ALL THE YEAR ROUND. Dchqhtfulln COOLINC X REFRESHING I during the summfr HoulfSi 1-, 1 9,and^6each. Capsules F ol meotoitM. I Certainty ot <-i- th '">
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      137 9 I 1 VARIETIES SPECIALITIES f/W W CHAPOTEAUT S tt= B Pbosphoglycerate Maynard Co., II J^SL Sub r.'sscs IIMITEI) Glasses W th, n,rcous t,,Um. r jl For hrainworkers, professioI c Sun All smdfois, Motoroi»« chemists and opticians. ts mMm, >e :v^^i ita— /4> BaWery Singapore, Decent -Ft^iSHiS'^ 1 Underthe PHOSPHOGLYC ERATE
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      186 9 Kame Co. JUST UNPACKED: L Beautiful Floral Decorations. A Splendid Assortment of And Artificial Flowers d£) a Large >,i,, :t in Bunches o "p-R-ciQ-ci-KTrTiQ Qaite Natural in Appearance, ilUJOlljll 10. A VISIT IS KINDLY SOLICITED. Wit WASSJAMULLASSOMULU Co. INDIAN STORE, 2. 3 and 4, High Street. o NEWLY UNPACKED: A
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    China's Prisons.
    653 10 PROPOSALS TO LECTURE TO CRIMINALS. .Mr. Mek Hung Chun. Councillor to the lui[>ciial Chinese Ministry of JukUco. who has been appointed special commissioner fortlic reconstruction of the prisons of the Chinese Empire, is at present in Hongkong on his way to Peking to report to the Throne as
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    Pit and Gallery Wit.
    179 10 Some amusing instances of the wit and humour of the gallery and pit patrons of the drama are printed in the February English Illustrated Magazine. On one of the first nights of the opera of Cymon at Drury Lane, a dissatisfied critic, wheu Mr. Vernon began
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    Fighting the Plague in India.
    77 10 The pl&guo, though still far less prevalent than it lias been in other years at this season, is rapidly increasing. The returns for the week ended Feb 15 show in all India 4,581 deaths, of which Bombay returns 9.j5, the United Provinces 921, the Punjab
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      551 10 BANKING COMPANIES. I HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. i-aid up Capital n 0,000,000 j JvESERVE FUND Sterling Reserve •1.'j.000.000 I I 9 BiK.rrW»ene »1a,600,000| I^ oo oo0 1 awtrve Liability ot Proprietors •1.1,000,000! COURT OF DIRECTORS. Hon. Mr.HeDry Keawick. Chairman. E. GoeU. Esq.— Deputy Chairman. HMtavFrieelanJ.Esq. O. H. Medhurst, Esq.
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      617 10 BANKING COMPANIES. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, f AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Paid np Cipital la 60,000 Sbaree of *»eacb £1,300.000 Reserve Fund ,478,000 Reserve Liability cf Proprietor! S.l ,-'OC 000 BANKERS. Bank ot England. Natioufl Bank of Scotland. The London City A Midland Bank. Ltd. SINGAPORE BRANCH.
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      45 10 DAN6ERB OF INFLUENZA. Tbe great danger from influenza is of its resulting in pnenmonia. This can be obviated by using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy It not only cures influenza but counteract* any tendency of the disease towards pnen monia. For sale by all dispensaries and dealers.
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      504 10 SALES BY AUCTION. AUCTION BALE OF TEAK AND SERIAII HOUSEHOLD FURMTORE. KTC., To be held at No. 1, Sophia Road, Singapore, Saturday, March 14, at 3 p.m. Comprising aa Ilirmonium in go>l or<kr, Iron double hd<l single Bedsteads Teak Sofas, Teak Sidoboardj, Tea 1 Table with Mirble Top, I Teak
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      261 10 SALES BY AUCTION. COAL. AUCTION SALE OF 70 TONS BROOKTOX COAL, At Section Xo. 7, Taujoug Pagar, <Jn Friday, March 13. at p.m. iFor account of concerned). H. L. Coghlan Co., Li> enseJ Auctioneers and ■MS Surveyor* VALUABLE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY AT SOPHIA ROAD FOR SALE BY AUCTION. At Mrssrs. H.
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      319 10 SALES BY AUCTION. TO INDUSTRIAL FIRMS. AUCTION BALE OP ONE I H.P. GAS ENGISE (BY CAMPBELL AND CO.), WITH DUPLICATE ACCK.SSOKIEs, At Hasan. H. L. CoaUaa A To. 1 s^ie-rooms. On \\\>h,-,duj, Mmrek 18, at 2 30pm As King at Xo. 2*. Rallies Place. Now on View. H. L. Coghlan
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      169 10 SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Payable in Advance. Daily issk« per year 130.00 do per qaartar 7.M do per nonik S.U do par copy 0.16 Wtekly iasae per fear 13.00 do per quarter 8.00 do per eopjj 0.21 Wben sent bj poet, thsrs is added lot 1 the daily issue, two dollars a
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    AUTOMOBILISM.
    1246 11 I NOTES AND NEWS OF INTEREST TO MOTORISTS. Mr. S. F. Edge and the Grand Prix. Kcceutly details have becu published of the (1 ui tic] I'iix Kaee, to be held in July, and comments ol Mr. S. F. Edge's rea-ous for declining to enter for the race. M.
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    Shipping News of the Airship Age.
    119 11 The Monarch, which put into London I recently, reports having lost the captain over- I board twenty-four miles S.E. by K of Berlin. I Although tlic vessel crui*ed round for some I time in the hope of picking np the unfortu- I mite officer,
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      357 11 MOTOR CARS. ARGYLLS Adams-Hewitts. CABSOM VIKW AT: SHOW-ROOM Z^Z:" (Two Poors fiam Cold Storage Depot). Dunlop Motor Tyres. "Non-Slips'" (grooved) and "Ordinary 11 (plain) Stocked in all the principal sizes. I'atal.^iee and foil particulars from SYME C 0. Dunlop Motor Tyres. BOMBAY- KOLHAPUR RELIABILITY TRIALS. One of the most remarkable
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      26 11 Write for New Catalogue OK HUMBER CARS. Latest Improvements t Reduction in Prices THE BORNEO CO., LTD. J. MOTION CO. Watchmakers. Jewellers. Opticians. REPAIRS PROMPTLY EXECUTED.
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      30 11 "DE SUMATRA POST.' Published daily at Mc-dan. Deli, is the LEADING paper in Sumatra. 6 SINGER MOTOR CARS. Stocks held in Singapore and Penang. Paterson Simons A Co., Ltd., sole
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      390 11 Local Motor Car Agencies. flrpol-gphnston W MOTOR CARS and MOTOR LORRIES. CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS. MOTOR GAR REPAIRS. TYREB VULCANIZED, flcces»«nf» ACCUMULATORS RECHARGED. PLATING. ENAMELLING, PAINTING. 0 By Skilled Workmen LAMPS, COILS, JACKS, PUMPS, OIL. motor spirit, etc. Straits QycU 6 Motor (80. BATTERY ROAD. MICH ELI N I™ KAISER CUP
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      495 12 Miscellaneous WANTS. Rates Poor Linsa, on. or two tDMrtiou, $1.00 Bvlth. inch, in Meal* of Charges. OFFICES WANTED. Wanted, large Offices near the Square. EntryJuly 1, next. Offers to X.0. X., c/o Straits Times. C 445 TEACHERS WANTED. Wanted, two Lady Teacher? for Methodist Girls' School, Kuala Lumpur. Apply to
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      526 12 ARTICLES FOR SALE. I Rath :-»o«r Liner oa. or tw lonrtion, .1.00 Bt tot inch, Seal, o! CiwgM, LANDAU FOR BALE. A First-class Landau, Rubber-tyred, almost new, to be seen at F. Clarke ACo Livery Stables, 207, Queen Street. 4524 STEAM LAUNCHES FOR SALE. For sale, Steam Launch SUCCESS, in
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      526 12 INSURANCE Complies LONDON AND LANCASHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. Capital £2,280,000 Paid np Capital S. 228,000 Reserve Fund £1,554,068 The undersigned, Agents for the Company, ire prepared to aooept fire riskt at onrrent •atee of premium. BOUSTEAD 4 Co..— Agmu. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED. FIRE AND LIFE. TOTAL FUNDS £18,500,000. T«
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