The Straits Times, 7 February 1910

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    13 1 The Straits Time. NO. 23.176 SINGAPORE. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 7. 1910. PRICE 10 CENTS.
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      282 1 D. J. McCallnm's PERFECTION WHISKY. CALDBECK. MAC6RE6OR AND COMPANY. KATZ BROS., LD. RIPPINGILLE'S OIL STOVES. We are now showing the following The Sunrise Combination Lamp Stove.— Height 104". Width Tf container holds 2} pints. INDISPENSABLE IN EVERY HOUSEHOLD. The Dinner Stove No. 485.— ILmdsome stove at a moderate price. The
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      214 1 Robinson Co. The AJAX Portable Chemical Fire Extinguisher is of British construction and made entirely of polished copper and gnnmetal, tin lined throughout, and fitted with special India rubber, chemical hoee and poli&hed gunmetal stop-cock con- //\Cf^ When charged, all yen have to do is to pull the knob on
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      102 1 Proprietor: J. CARAPIET. Tkipbon. No. 58. THE BEST FOOD AND 1$ f %J& l!i THE BEST BAND. K Hlght Dinner v^ wy Saturday. The Orchestra can accept engagements between 8 *nd 7 o'clock and after 9 p.m. THE PLANTERS' STORES AGENCY CO., LTD., Kuala Lumpur, Klang, Port Swettenham, Malacca. SUPPLIERS
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      6 1 Bollinger Champagne. CALOBECK. MAC6RE6OR AND COMPANY.
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    U.S. RUBBER IMPORTS.
    835 2 GROWTH OF DEMAND A MARKED FEATURE OF 20 YEARS. Interesting Figures. SHOWING HOW STATES ARE HEAVY CONSUMERS. Export of Manufactures Increasing. The Financier, of January 8, publishes the following article Authoritative information to band from New York confirms our impression, frequently voiced in these columns, that rubber
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    The Memorial to Queen Victoria.
    100 2 I Excellent progress is being made with the national memorial to Queen Victoria in front of Buckingham Palace, London. Some months ago, the first stage was completed and opened to the public Now, the massive pedestal on which the statue of the late Queen, executed
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      442 2 THE REMEDY OF KINGS A further mark of Royal Appreciation has again distinguished Phosferine by the bestowal of a Royal Warrant to Supply Phosferine TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF SPAIN THE ROYAL EXAMPLE Phosferine is used by the Royal Families of Europe, thus assuring every user of Phosferine that
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      69 2 "Fob thk Blood is thi Lifr." For oleansing the blood of all impurities from whatever cause arising, you cannot do better than take CLARKE'S BLOOD MIXTURE. The invaluable remedy for Eczema, Scrofula, Bad Legs, Abscesses, Uloers, Boils, Sores and E uptions, Glandular Swellings, Blood Poison Rheumatism, *c. Thousands of testimonials.
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      38 2 PAINFUL BREATHING. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is a very valuable medicine for throat and long troubles, quickly relieves and cures painful breath ins and a dangerously sounding cough which indicates congested lungs. For sale by all Dispensaries and dealers.
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      759 2 MARTIN'S Pf LLS '.^■nf.H."mr"; J Sr C£rs2~ r 3 -ifisA air as£a£ls£ &&&F TROPICAL DEBILITY. How to Fight it. Of all the evils which the inhabitant of th c torrid zone is called upon to endure, the greatest are, perhaps, the deadly debility and nervous depression which are the forerunners
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      624 2 KAHIRA TURKISH CIGARETTES. OBTAINABLE AT ROBINSON CO. ALBERT Xj. -A.. 3DAI J E"2' Undertaker, Monumental Mason and Marble Merchant, AGENT FOR Messrs. DOTTRIDGE BROTHERS., LTD., of London Military Contractor. lias the ONLY Robber-Tyred Hearse in the town. ONLY ITALIAN MARBLK USED IN MONUMENTS. 43, Prlnsep Street. Telephone i No. 619.
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    Coal Trade Crisis.
    705 3 SIXTY THOUSAND MEN CEASE WORK. Serious Position in the North Country. Ominous clouds continue to hover over the Northern and Sooth Wales coalfields, says a report, dated the 9th ii st. For the moment the situation in South Vales is somewhat easier, but in Northumberland and Durham
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    BRUTALITY TO WORKMEN.
    176 3 Shocking Fate of Germans Sent to Work in Brazil. The Vorwaerts publishes a terrible tale of the Bufferings of German workmen enlisted at Hamburg, in July, to work on the Marmore Railway in Amazonas (Central Brazil). On arriving and finding the climatic conditions intolerable and SO of
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      374 3 Rubber Machinery. ESTIMATES FOR SUPPLY ERECTION OF FACTORIES COMPLETE WITH ALL MACHINERY, ETC. BOLE AGENTS tV'HORNSBY" Gas Oil Engines. "SIROCCO" FANS for "Drying" Houses. Tools mnd Apptlanoos. Howarth Erskine, Ld. Straits Shipping Parcels Agency Passages Booked Free of Charge j Baggage Shipped, Insured, Cleared and I >elivered at any Address.
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      103 3 DIPHTHERIA- HOW IT MAY BE AVOIDED. Diphtheria is usually contracted when the child has a cold. The cold prepares the child's system for the reception and development of the diphtheria germs. When there are cases of diphtheria in the neighborhood children that have colds should be kept at home and
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      269 3 TEA Good tea is like a good friend. It will never disappoint you when you tarn to it foi comfort. Bat mind you get Brooke Bond's. BROOKE BONDS TEA Sold by the following dealers (Juan Chin Hong k Co. Ebramsah Pakirmaiden A Co. Tiang .100 A Co. Chin Keat Co.
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      170 3 >:s:&:sfs*iji^ There is no need to^^ljSjj::::::: iSiSjjjjr use tolling water when using /Sunli^htl I Soap I and it does not matter whether the water Aj:< i 8i 8 naf d or soft— the result is the same. #j: 'vjgfex. *"N A saving of labour, Jyl'l'l'l'y. •xjp^-it\ 2i A «avtag of
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      706 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. P. &O. STEAM NAVIGATION GO. For China, Japan, Penanr, Ceylon, Australia, India, Aden, Egypt, Mediterranean Parts, Plymouth and London. Through Bills of Lading Issued for China Goatt, Persian Gulf, Continental, and American Porw. Steamers will leave Singapore on or about MAIL LINES. Outward (for China) Delia Feb 11
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      535 4 STEAMER BAILIN6B. RY.it: JAPAN MAIL BTEAMBHIPCO.LTD. A regular fortnightly servioe is maintained between JAPAN akd BDROPH by the Company's well-known TWIN-SCBBW BTEAMERB, under Mail Contract with the Imperial Japanese Government, speoially designed for the Company's European Servioe, lighted throughout by Electricity, provided with exoellent aooommodation for First and Seoond Class
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      775 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. STEAMER BAIUNBB. BURNS PHILP UNE. mmumwamm (STEAMSHIP COMPANY) SraGAPORE TO 'JAVA PORTS. PORT bibbm bee s— a» mw««. aa DARWIN, THDRBDAT ISLAND, NKDK K I A Nil BRISBANE AND BYDNEx. ALSO AJ*JXJ J.IAJAII AS a TAKING OARGO FOxl OTHER NORTH QUEENSLAND PORTS, FORTNIGHTLY MAIL SERVICE BRITISH NEW GUINEA,
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      590 4 STEAMER SAILINGS. HAMBURG AMERIKA LINE. HAMBURG. The steamers of this Company maintain a regular servioe between Hambarg, Rremen Antwerp, and Rotterdam, and the Strait!, China and Japan. Homewards, they are despatched fortnightly for Havre and Hambarg and onoe a month for Bremerhaven direct, calling at Penanfi and Colombo. Taking cargo
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      719 4 STEAMER BAIUNM. N. D. L. Norddeutscher Lloyd, Bremen. IMPERIAL GERMAN MAIL LINE. The fast and well-known mail steamert ol this Company sail fortnighly from Bremen, Hamburg, via Rotterdam, Antwerp. Soatbampton, Gibraltar, Genoa, Naples (oonneotle. Marseilles, Naples, Alexandria, and vioe vena) Port Said, Saei, Aden, Colombo, Penang, Singapore, Hongkong Shanghai, Nagasaki
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    DAILY TIME TABLE.
    172 5 FIXTURES. Monday, February 7. High Wat >r. 7.89 a.m., 10 5 p.m. Royal Asi itic Society, Musouui 5. Alhambra Cinematograph. Uarima Cinematograph. Marlborough Cinematograph. Tuesday, February 8. High Water, 8 35 a.m., 10 11 p m Presbyterian Church annual m'.u II p m 1., '.j. T. Club
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    SINGAPORE NAILS CLOSE.
    157 5 ToDai. Es*"O\li>n, A'tralasia, M'ritiiis, India. Egypt, and Hurope. eto. Nera 3 pm Saigon, HoDgkong, Shanghai and Japan Ernest Simoiii 3pm Malacca. Port Dickson, Port Swetteubam and Tclok AoHon Perak 3 pm Muar and Malacca Iml\ Weld 3 pin Batn Pahat AiH Hrn 3 pm Penanu and Calcutta
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    Mail Steamer Movements.
    70 5 Tbe P. and O. homeward mail steamer Arcadia left Hongkong at 1 p.m. on S»tur'ny, 1 lie Bth inst.. and may be expected to Arrive here on the 9lh inal., at abont 8 a.m. The P. and O. outward mail steamer li.'Ui left Colombo at 1 p.m.
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    MAILS FOR EUROPE
    83 5 I /eft Bin spore I Deo 27 M. H. 81 P. *O. Jan 3 N. D. L. .l»u 6 B. I. .l«u 17 N. D. I. Ju 2U 8.1. Jan 34 M. H. Jan 28 P. O. •Inn 81 N. D. L. Fob 3 B. I. Dm
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING.
    658 5 Latest Arrivals. Bm hoSwn, Dut str 322 tons, Cant Odink I'rb 6. From Poutinnak, Feb 4. G.c. and VIO p. Thong Kk. For Pontianak, Feb 8 Rds. llenoa, I >nt str £36 tons, ('apt Koegtmnns, lob 6. From P. Brandan, Fab 8. Oil. The bliips Agenoy Ltd. For
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    Clearances.
    90 5 February 4 Rumphiul, Dnt str, Batavia S. K lUru, Dutstr, Rbio Sdangor, Brit utr, Telnk Anson via ports l.adi/ M'eUl, Brit str, Muar and Malacca t i'edo Maru, Jap utr, Takao (Formosa) 5 Durvel, Ger Rtr, Ztmboanga via ports Pemltrvkfihire, Brit str, Antwerp via ports I'-iihiii, Dut str, Lingga
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    Vessels at Tanjong Pagar and Keppel Harbour.
    92 5 Wharves at which Vesaela art Berthed To Day. TANJONQ PAQAR. Bin Waißi Bisnt— Hong Mob. Em W. Samoa I— Lai Sany, New Orleans. SaononNo. l (Buns Wmar)— Mimlya. BaotM 3 Teesta, Persia. B— Flamingo. 4— Reichnl)' ;h. 6— Knm Bang. 6— Dajmar, Gorgou,
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    News Items.
    188 5 A cargo of rice was brought from Bangkok and Anghin by the Norwegian steamer Profit, which arrived yesterday. .Ast night the Siamese steamer Mahidol arrived from Bangkok and Kelautan, with 1 58 bullocks, 16 goats and 99 pigs. Seven thousand tons of coal arrived from Calcutta, yesterday, by
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    LOCAL PASSENGER LISTS.
    186 5 Latest Arrivals. Per Steamer Singapore, Feb. s.— From Bangkok, Mr. Ruchvargen. Per Steamer Pin Seng, Feb. 6. From Penang; Mr. E. Cropley. Per Steamer Gorgon. Feb. 6. From Fremantle: Messrs. T. Sutherland, P. Mitchell, \V. H. Tepperson, and Misb Barley. Per Steamer Haiphong, Feb. 6. From Batavia,
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    97 5 The S. C. Horning Post, of the Ist in»t., says :-The sailing ships Comet and J.yud hunt left last week for New York. The Comet spread her sails on the 25th and the Lyndhurst on the 26th, and it will be interesting to watch which of the two vessels arrives
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    THE MONEY MARKET.
    400 5 China's Tendency to Buy Silver at Each Decline. Messr*. Samuel Montagu and Co. write as follows, under date January 18 There was no Continental demand for bar gold this week, and the arrivals, under 2.700,000, with the exception of some reserved as usual for India and the
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    Market Price List.
    398 5 Singapore, February 3, 1910. -Tiinni PR i c B to. Beans, Long (per catty) 0.04 ido.) French (do.) 0.12 Beef perlb. 0.15 Beef Steak (do.) 0.16 Bean Sprouts (per catty) 0.02 J Bamboo Sprouts (do.) 0.06 B'achan (do.) 0.16 Brinjals (do.) 0.02} Cabbage, KaUvia (do.) nil (do.)
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    COMPULSORY MARRIAGE.
    370 5 Scheme for Deciding Life -Partners by Lot. H seems fitting that America should have the credit of the scheme put forward by Mr. George W. Da Cunha, a retired architect, who made his fortune designing New York skyscrapers. According to tbo New York American, Mr. Da Cunha intends
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    FATAL SEQUEL TO A HUNT.
    170 5 European in Ceylon Mistaken for a Deer and Shot. A Matale party availing themselves of the holiday yesterday, set out for Kattotte on a hunting excursion, writes a correspondent in the Times of Ceylon, of January 24. Mr. Tucker, late of the C. O. R.,
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    76 5 The Eoho de Chine states that the Foreign Affairs 1> jard at Poking, has ordered the issue of proclamations forbidding the emigration of pauper coolies from China to Britain. The ground taken is that such people are refused admission in Britain, and are sent back in a more miserable condition
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      EXCHANGE.
      118 5 vn Mvmivn ufuiK m/B */4. Demand 2/4,^ Private 8 m/g 2/4 J do 8 m/a 2/4(5 On Germany— Bank d/d 2894 Private 8 m/a 244 do 6 m/c 246 1 On Cranes -Bank d/d 294 J Private B m/j 'jw do 8 m/i 808i Ofi rndvj -Bank T. T.
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      PRODUCE.
      107 5 do (Cube No. 1) nnniokod I4.iis Copra Bali 10 2ft do Pontianak IO m buyer. ,,14 87} do White t% buyer. 35.00 Saeo Flour Sarawak 390 do Brnoei No. 1 nom SUB -as Tapiooa, small Cake 480 do small pearl M nom do med pearl 5,00 buyers 74.87* Opium,
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      MINING.
      258 5 Issm VilDl Paid Ur COMPAHV d£b£«> Botbm 8 10 10 10 1 10 1 1 10 1 10 t 1 1 1 10 1 10 10 10 1 10 1 1 10 1 10 1 1 1 10 1 1 18/10 10 10 10 10 1 1 1 Bel»t
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      RUBBER.
      603 5 5 2/. a VV- I/5 t 1 10/} 1 1 2/2/. a/1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 16/. v/a r 3/12/0 18/8 V Ayer I'anaw Rubbor Estates Co. Allagar Robber Estate Ltd. ...j Anglo-Malay Kubber do., Ltd. 25% in. '09 Bato Caves Robber Co.,
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      GENERAL.
      179 5 10 10 B 0 10 100 100 100 100 10 100 100 10 60 1 100 100 10 10 T 60 10 100 100 10 100 100 10 M 1 100 100 10 Bastern Smelting Co., Ltd. ...I Fraaer Neate, Ltd. Hotel van Wiik Co. Ltd. Uowarth Brakine Ltd.
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      204 5 AUCTION SALES. Ho well and Co. Feb. 12.— At Boacombe, 15, Nassim Road, Teak household furniture, etc., property of U. Pool, Eh,]., at 1.80. H. L. Coghlan and Co. Feb. 7.— At salerooms, valuable building land, district of Siglap, at 2.80. Feb. 7 At salerooms, valuable country properties at Toah
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    The Straits Times. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7. IN THE NEAR EAST.
    1293 6 The Straits Times. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7. IN THE NEAR EAST. From the tenor of recent messages we should lay that Europe is going to escape a serious revival of trouble in the New East. We had one telegram to the effect that the movement which haa compelled King Geort c
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    10 6 Jewellery valued at $233 disappeared from St. Gregory Place, yesterday.
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    17 6 Lee Pay's safe at 812, Beach Rd., has been opened by a key and |;f0 are missing.
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    35 6 Mr. Chow Piang Lim, registration clerk, Land Office, Kuala Kangsar, is to discard his queue. The opening of the section of the line between Gemas and Kuala Pilah has been postponed until the 15th inst.
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    19 6 Two squadrons of the Poona Horse have been ordered to mobilise for Somaliland also two companies of Native Infantry.
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    20 6 Tbe programme of tbe tenth annual rifle meeting of tbe Penang Volunteers, which commenoes on Sunday next, has been issued.
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    20 6 Further packets of seditious pamphlets bearing the Berlin postmark have oome by mail addressed to Chief Court Bar Library, Lahore.
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    28 6 The Viceroy of India has decided that tbe Budda relics found at Peshawar are to go to Mandalay, where the Buddhists have promised to erect a suitable shrine.
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    29 6 A registered mail pouch for the Native States, made up locally, disappeared from the General Post Office here on Tuesday and no trace of it has yet been discovered.
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    36 6 Tbe proprietor of the Mafeking Bar, North Bridge Road, has lost ISO in ten cent pieces which he says he left in ricksha No. 408. The coolie has been arrested but denies having seen tbe money.
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    34 6 Mobamed llassio, who lives at 178, Selegie Rd., has been arrested on a charge of having committed a burglary at 3, Chandu Court, tbe residence of Abubakar. Property valued at 914 SO is missing.
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    38 6 Tbe Straits Sheet Almanac again reaches us from the Pinang Gazette printing works and will serve us for the current year as a •source of reterenoe for much local information. It is compiled carefully and is well printed.
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    45 6 Mr. H. Lazarus, son of the late Mr. N. Lazarus, will be in Singapore from the 14th inst. until further notice, and can be consulted for spectacles at Messrs. Barker Keng Chuan and Co., care of tbe Straits Cycle and Motor Co., 15 Battery Road.
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    37 6 The Star Opera Company, at present playing at the Theatre Royal, will be considerably reinforced by the arrival of twentythree Datoh actresses, actors and musicians, who are expected by the steamer Van Twist from Batavia, to-morrow morning.
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    47 6 Two Edinburgh medical men, one of whom was Dr. R. M. Nicholson, whose father resides at Benalla, in Victoria, went out duck-shooting on the Forth recently. As they did not return to their homes a party went in search of them and discovered Dr. Nicholson's doad body.
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    51 6 The Dutch mail steamer Konin'g Wilhelm 11., which wrived at Colombo on January 28, from Amsterdam with about 95 passengers, was detained in harbour, a defect having been discovered in her boilers. The repairs were entrusted to Messrs. Walker, Sons and Co., Limited, and the work would occupy about a
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    61 6 When a young man, After interrupting a speech by Mr. Ridley, Unionist candidate at Rochester, handed him a long list of questions, one of the audience ascended the platform and read tho following note from tbe young man's mother Tell my Bertie not to make a fool of himself, and
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    72 6 A strange procession, consisting of an ambulanoe to whioh fifteen or twenty rickshas were attached, was seen in Bras Basah Rd., yesterday afternoon, in charge of the indefatigable ohief sanitary inspector and a couple of his assistants. It proved to be a part of a crusade against the ricksha pullers
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    93 6 Mr. W. S. T. Saunders, managing director of the G. 0. H. Colombo, has definitely de oided to retire in May next, when be will go home. His successor has not yet been appointed, but it is understood that tbe office has been offered to a well known Ceylon gentleman
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    104 6 Headed by the band of the Brd Middlesex Regiment, members of the Singapore Volunteer Corps marched yesterday afternoon, from their drill hall in Beach Road to St. Andrew's Cathedral where a special service was held. Lieut. Colonel E. G. Broadrick was in command of about 140 officers and men, comprising
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    SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
    471 6 Mr. W. B. Woodforde has taken over oharge of Bujang Estate. Mr, Oordon, the manager of Ay«r Knning Estate, has been ill with malaria of late. It is rumoured that Mr. C. W. Harrison has refused the appointment as chair man of tbe Sanitary Board, TaipiDg. Col.
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    The Hippodrome.
    53 6 To night, the circus gives its seoond change of programme, and the entertainment is full of novelties and should draw bumper houses during the Chinese New Year holidays. On Tuesday or Wednesday Kramer and Bresco will wrestle catch. ax-catch oan. There ought to be a splendid house to
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    To Resuscitate Malay Art.
    95 6 The names of tbe members of the committee for tbe Resuscitation of Malay Art Industries are published for general information in the Federal Gazette. They are as follows: Mis Highness the Sultan <;. c. v president, Orang Kaya Sri Adika Raja i. '>„ m. c. tbe
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    A Boxing Championship.
    151 6 Tho assurance of a genuine and willing contest between the two foremost welter weights in the Far East attracted a large crowd to the City Hall, Hongkong, on January 29. The occasion was the big fight between Lewis and Bellow. Lewis was the favourite, but Bellew bad
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    Mr. Harrop's Wedding.
    184 6 The Straits Echo of tbe 3rd inst., says A quiet bat pretty wedding was solemnised at the Church of the Assumption at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when Mr. John Harry Harrop, Manager of Dunlop Estate, Sitiawan, Dindings, was joined in mai riage to Miss Mabel Leonie Martin,
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      193 6 ALHAMBRA BEACH ROAD. THE BIG SHOW. First Choice. Selected Series. TO-NIGHT. Seoond Show, at 9.80 p.m. ART INDUSTRIES IN KABYLIA. A pretty and interesting little film of native industries snch as oarpet-making. pottery work, inorusted cutlery, and artistio jewellery. MACBETH. TRAGEDY BY SHAKESPEARE. Actors M. Panl Mounet, of the Comedie
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    THE GREEK CRISIS.
    138 7 ACTION OF THE POWERS AVERTS DANGER. Turkey Satisfied by Assurances Received. (Rjictbb's Tblbobaml London, February 6. M. Pichon, the French Foreign Minister, has informed tbe Cabinet that there is an agreement among tlio Powers to prevent Tnrco-Oeek complications. He added that the declarations of the Turoo-Greek Governments
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    ENTERIC AT MALTA.
    38 7 Admiral Curzon Howe's Daughter a Victim. (Rictus's Tblbqram] London, February 7. There have been 97 cases of enteric at Malta, of which 21 are new oases. On Friday the daughter of Admiral Cumin Howe succumbed.
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    GERMANY AND AMERICA.
    37 7 Silent Endorsement of New Tariff Agreement. [Ksdtib's Tilioham] London, February 7. The Reichstag has passed through all its stages, without debate, the bill authorising the new Commercial Agreement between Germany and the United States.
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    ITALIAN MINISTER TO CHINA.
    31 7 [Ridtm's Tsliobam] London, February 7. A telegram from Rome states that the Director General of the Foreign Office, Signor Barilari, has been appointed Italian Minister at Peking.
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    RUGBY FOOTBALL.
    23 7 [Riutsk's TblbobamJ London, February 7. Wales has beaten Scotland in the international Rugby foothill match at Cardiff by 14 to 0.
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    MR. CHAMBERLAIN IN FRANCE.
    15 7 [RbDTBB'S TbUOBAM] London, February 5 Mr. Chamberlain has gone to Cannes.
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    GERMAN LOANS.
    50 7 Satisfactory Result of the Issue. [Rsctbb's Tbuobam.] London, February 7. The German and Prussian 4 per cent loans of seventeen and seven millions sterling respectively, which were issued at 102, have been largely over-subscribed. [Dsb OsTASiATisoaa Llotd Tilbobam] Ro'lin, February 6. The State Loans have been over sobscribed.
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    RUSSIA AND AUSTRIA.
    51 7 The Negotiations for a Political Entente. (Da> OsTisuTiscHi Lloyd TauoBAit] Berlin, February S. It is stated at Vlsnna that the visit of the Grand Duke Franz Ferdinand to St. Petersburg will take place after the conclusion of the Kusuc Austrian entente, for which negotiations are now in
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    PRUSSIAN REFORM BILL.
    44 7 A Strong Demand for the Secret Ballot. [Dm Octasutimu Llotd TiliouiiI Berlin, Fubruary 5. There is a strong demand among the Liberals for the introduction of secret voting nador the Eloctoral Keform Bill which has been laid before the Prussian Diet
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    DEATH OF HERR KNAPPE.
    22 7 [Dm Ostasutischi Lloyd Tblbobam] Berlin, February 6. The death of Consul General Knappe has taken pUoe at Berlin.
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    STRAITS DEVELOPMENT CO.
    943 7 Valuation of Investments: An Improvement Reported The Financial Times reports The ordinary annual general meeting of the members of the Straits and General Development Company, Ltd. was held on January 18, at the offices of the company, 97, Greshamstreet, E. C, Mr. Alfred Gaussen (managing director presiding.
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    RUBBER AND TIN RETURNS.
    84 7 Mr. O. W. Wilson, secretary of the Perak Chamber of Mines, informs us of the following outputs of the different mines, of clean dry ore daring January Tronob Mines 4 Gopeng Tin Mines Co. New Qopeng Co. Tekka Ltd. lUmbntan Ltd. Kinta Tin Mines Ltd. Pengkalen
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    18 7 Mr. Bandmann, while at Shanghai, was inuring investigations with a view to building a theatre in the settlement.
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    The Wet Week-End.
    1058 7 HEAVY FLOODS IN AND OUT OF TOWN. Six Inches of Rain in 24 Hours. The rain it raineth every day, upon the just and unjust fellow, very often in this island, bat we are fortunately spared the frequent occurrence of such a dismal, damp am dirty week
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    39 7 Mr. J. A. Hunter,, a director of tbe Scottish Malay Robber Company, is staying a fortnight in Ceylon, and then proceeds to the F. M. S. Besides. hia rubber interests, Mr. Hunter is interested in coconut growing in Selangor.
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    The Rubber Tree.
    2066 7 MR. GALLAGHER LECTURES AT JOHORE. Disease Must Be Thoroughly Tackled A good few Singaporeans went over U Johore yesterday to attend the lectun by Mr. Gallagher, Director of tbi F. M. S. Agricultural Department, npot the Para rubber tree and gome of iti diseases. The lecture which
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    TAXATION IN THE STRAITS.
    293 7 Meeting the Existing Financial Deficit. The financial position of the coles/ of the Straits Settlements does not appear to have materially improved, judging from the estimates tor 1910, obsar?"* the L. and C. Express, of January 14. The expected gross revenue is stated to be 17,874,900,
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    THE PARIS FLOODS.
    96 7 DAMAGE LESS SERIOUS THAN FEARED. IJanger of an Epidemic. [Rboth'b Tiuokam] London, February 5. Dsion House Flood Fund is now The Chartered Bank of Iudia and ong and Shanghai Bank have each (jivon £105. Later. M. Briand says that the effects of the great floods in Paris
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    YAP HON CHIN'S APPEAL DISMISSED.
    65 7 (From Ocr Own Cobbispondint.) Kuala Lumpur, February 3. The appeal court thin morniiig dismissed (be appeal of Yap Hon Chin in the Pudo Temple case with costs, without counsel for the respondents having to reply. The counsel for plaintiff discussed the method of appeal to
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    THE RUBBER MARKET.
    37 7 (From Oub Own Correspondent). Kuala Lumpur, Fobruary 5. A London wire states that the prico o( Plantation No. 1 is Bs. id. per lb. and Sue hard Para 7s. 9jd. The market is steady.
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    COUNTERFEIT COIN.
    585 7 New Defacement Ordinance to be Introduced. In the Government Gazette of January 7, there appeared the draft of a new bill to provide for the defacement of counterfeit coin. The Gazette of Friday last, howover, contains a bill, which has baun substituted for the previous measure and which
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    81 7 The Royal Packet Navigation Company, whiob is building more steamers to run on the Java-Australian line, finds it* if hampered by trie Netherlands India Govern. meat, which is subsidise tho vulture. The Government lays down the condition that the company mast only use Sumatra ooal on the trip. This coal
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    ST. JOSEPH'S INSTITUTION.
    1648 8 Annual Prize Distribution Held During Saturday's Downpour. Despite tbe vory heavy rain of Saturday aftoraooa, th«ro was a very good turnout at the annual prize distribution of St. Joseph's Institution, among those present being His Kxcellency the Governor, Sir John Anderson, O. C. M. <!., Miss Anderson,
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      19 8 In the February competition for tho Mills Trophy, the Taiping Ladies' Riflo Club has scored 197.
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      Football.
      468 8 League Matches. Tho following aro tho latest results from home Scottish Lbaots. F>rst Division Hamilton, :i Dundee, I Mothcrwcll, 2 Aberdeen, 1 Partick Thistle. 8 Kilmarnock, 0 Airdrie, 0 Celtic, 2 St. Mir'jn. 0 Morton. 2 Port Glasgow, 0 Clyde, 6 3d Lanark, 1 Falkirk, 1 Rangers, 1 Hearts,
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    30 8 On January 21, forty timber yards in Calcutta wore destroyed by fire, including tbo bouse of Mr. Ghosh, a Bengali millionaire. Tbe damage is estimated at 17 lakhs of ranees.
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      RUBBER SHARES.
      604 8 Norn, value. Bayers. Sellers. 2/. Allagar 4/7* 5/. 2/- Options 2/0 8/2/- Anglo-Malay 21/- 22/9 £1 Anglo- Sumatr* 43/9 47/6 1 Banteng 43/6 49/2/- Batang Malaka 1/6 pd. 0/6 0/9 pm 1 Batu Caves 160/- 170/1 Bata Tiga 70/- 75/1 Beaufort Borneo 16/- pd. 1/6 4/- pm 1
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      MINING SHARES.
      156 8 10 Belat |6 50 7.— 10 Bruan« 4.76 5.10 10 Broseh 7. nom 1 Duff Development 7.35 7.50 1 Jehei 2.50 norn 10 Kanaboi 2.10 3.60 1 KinU 14.— 16.25 1 Kledwog I.— 1.75 1 Kramat PulaJ 2.— 10 Kuantaa 8f 0 1 Laliat 825 875 10 M&laooa
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      662 8 Corr.cBponE>cnce. [The Straits Times is not responsible for tbe opinions of ita correspondents.] Quite True. To the Editor of the Straits Times. Sir.— Apropos tbe discussion about American Revival, kindly permit me to propose, through the medium of yonr esteemed publication, the following sentiment There's so much bad in the
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      478 8 RILEY, HARGREAVES CO., LTD. SOLE AGENTS FOR BERTRAM'S RUBBER MACHINERY. Keith-Blackman Fans. A Simple, Cheap and Efficient INDUCED DRAUGHT ARRANGEMENT. I'KICKS AND PARTICULARS ON APPLICATION. Eye-Sight Mr. H. LAZARUS, son of the late Mr. N. Lazarus, can be consulted for SPECTACLES, at Messrs. BARKER, KENGCHUAN AND CO c o The
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      279 9 WHY BUY A MOTOR CAR For $4,000 when you can get 1^ a more powerful car of better jjKgK quality for *^HH^l|HJb^bhbl^bV[ m fS^SSC HALF THE P KICE.. «JB E— \jf>-' Watch the car No. 303 now VvTW^^"^ 3^^V running In Singapore. t^^A SSeatcd Landaalet, 20 H.P., 4-cylinders. Th^t'c 2k
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      318 9 THE STRAITS TIMES Can be obtained at the following places in Singapore Messrs. John Little k Co.. Ltd. Messrs. Kelly and Walsh, Ltd. Raffles Hotel, Beach Road. Messrs. Kirn k Co., Battery Road k Armenian Street. < Messrs. Koh k Co., 90, Bras Basah Read. Messrs. Gbee Soon Co., Orchard
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      448 9 STEAMER SAILINGSINDOCHINA STEAM NAY. CO.. LTD. Tia steamers of this Company maintain a regular direct servioe between OalouMa, Straits Hongkong, Shanghai and Japan, taking oargo, od through Bills of Lading tor Oanton, Swatow, Amoy, Ohetoo, Tientsin, Newohwang, Yangtsze Ports, Formosa, the Philippine!, 40,, Ao. Hteamers Tons Commander Koxuaa 4,896 R.
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      433 9 STEAMER MILHMB. OCEAN STEAi SHIP CO., LTD. AND CHINA MUTUAL STEAM NAY. CB. LTD. Tht Companies' steamers art dstpaehad from Liverpool outwards for tht Straits, China and Japan every week and from Japan homewards for London, Amsterdam and Antwerp svtry fortnight for Genoa, Marseilles and Liverpool and For Marseilles, Havre
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      796 9 2£Z Player Pianos ■"""I THE ROBINSON Auto-Manual GASH or «)>O9O. I TERMSa Tbese Instrum °ntB embody our twenty years' experience of tho Singapore climate and carry our guarantee. TELEPHONE Itl. Robinson Piano Co., Ltd. Established 1872. SEND YOUR DIAMONDS AND GEMS B. P. DE SILVA, 62, High Street, and all
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    Fifth-Avenue Palace.
    481 10 FINEST PRIVATE RESIDENCE IN THE UNITED STATES. House That Cost £1,400,000. The magnifioent Fifth-avenue palace of ex Senator W. A. Clark, the finest private residence in the United States, is now ready for occupancy, after having taken seven years to construct, at an aggregate cost of £1,400,000, telegraphs
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    MARINE INSURANCE NOTES.
    295 10 Presentation to Retiring Chairman of Lloyd's. Business vas suspended at Lloyd's on January 4, for half an boar for a very interesting event, unique in the annals of the corporation. This was done in order that a presentation might be made to Sir John Luscombe, who for
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    LENIENCY FOR A MURDERER.
    301 10 A Notorious French Apache Escapes Execution, The Jury ol the Seine, which was one of the most prominent in demanding the uphold ing of capital sentences, has ju-it passed a verdict, which shows that there still exists a frequent aversion from sending even the most hardened
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      422 10 INSURANCE. THE CHINA MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD. Head Office— 13 A, Canton. Road, Shanghai. Registered under the Life Assuranoe Companies Acts, England, and onder tbe Hongkong Ordinances. Board or DiaaoToas Alexander McLeod, Esq., Chairman. Lee Yung Sa, Esq., C. Stepbarius, Esq., J. H. McMichael, Esq., C. R. Burkill, Esq.,
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      530 10 INSURANCE. Sun Lile ol Canada. iuirs exceed ...«8,000,000.0.0 ScaPLDs over all liabilities according to Govt Standard... J 848,206.0.0 [Moons, 1906, ...£1,428,000.0.0 )Beeit-c.BaM«iyßd*i W. ft. WBITfc Blocapore. I Soatb-BuUra AMI, 41 OTUOH FIBB INBOBANOB OOMPANI OF FABIB Mtaauaaao IMS KEBERVEB AND TOTAB GUARANTEES M.000,000 The undeialgned, Agents for tbe abovt Jompany,
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      531 10 BANKING. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA. AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. IaOOBPORATJSD BT BOYAt OHABTEB. Paid up Capital in 80,000 Shares of i»0 eaoh aH,*OO,OOC BeasmFnad «,S7«,000 Bessrve Liability of Proprial'wt 41,100,000 BAH KERB. Bank ol England. Rational Bank of Bootiaad. las ftoadoa Oily Midland Beak. Ltd. SINGAPORE BRAHCH. Current Aeoonasi an opened
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      853 10 BALEB BY AUCTION. Valuable Java Teak Household Furniture, Cottage Piano, Plants, etc., THE PROPERTY OF H. POEL, ESQ., AT "BOSCOMBE." NO. 15, NASSIM ROAO. On Saturday, February 12, at 1.30 p.m. AN EXCELLENT TONED] COTTAGE PIANO (STEINWAY MODEL) by W Naeasins A Co., Batavia, in excellent condition oarved Java Teak
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    AUTOMOBILISM.
    1053 11 NOTES AND COMMENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS. The Driver Problem. M. I. M. of Glasgow, writes to the Car as follows Sir, From time to time various owners write to the motor press on the subject of the chauffeur, unsatisfactory or otherwise, according as they find him. Sn far I
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    35 11 Prince and Princess Fusbimi attended by their suite visited the offices of the Daily Telegraph, on January 11. Their Imperial Highnesses went through the different departments, and witnessed the printing of the next morning's newspaper.
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      336 11 SILENT KNIGHT "Minerva" Cars Were conupicuoußly brought to light in the last Scottish Trial, securing the MEDAL for record time on hilla, and the SCOTTISH CUP for the record in economy. CENTRAL ENGINE WORKS. Sole Agents. BRITISH BEST. Vulcan Motor Cars. latest 1910 miL Silent I Fast I Flexible I
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      54 11 DO YOU WANT RELIEF Are you frequently hoarse Do yon have that annoying tiokling in your throat Does your cough annoy you at night, and do yon raise mucas in the morning Do you want relief? If so, take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and you will be pleased. For sale by
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      536 11 \Y\ 1 1 1 1 /1/ 1 \\A Dainty Non-Greasy Balm for the Skin// It HAZE LINE 111 J (TRADE MARK) fp SNOW ||g /4/ 4 BURROUGHS WELLCOME CO. V\ LONDON (ENG.) NEW YORK MONTREAL SYDNEY CAPETOWN y Shanghai A SOLD IN GLASS POTS BY ALL THE PRINCIPAL PHARMACISTS. :ko:h:
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      586 12 WANTB. BURVEYORB WANTED. Wanted, three qualified Surveyors at once. Apply Williams, Draft r and Steadman. Irresbam House. t.149 TRANSHIPMENT CLERK WANTED. Wanted, a smart Eurasian transhipment cirU. Mußt be able to correspond. <iood s ilary to suitable man. Apply in own hand- ritfng to Competent, c/o Straits Times. u255 EUROPEAN
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      580 12 TO BE LET OR SOLD. GODOWN AND OFFICE TO LET. No. OS, Robinson Road. Moderate rent. Apply to J. LEVY, No. 10, Robinson Road. ulB6B TO BE LET. Nos. 19 and 20, Boat Quay. Immediate entry, moderate rent. Apply Moraux k Co. ***** HOUBE TO LET. furnished, No. 6, Villa
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      633 12 TO BE LET OR SOLD. COMPOUND HOUBE TO LET. No. 3, Adis Road, eff Sophia Road, op tbe hill. Apply to A. S. Shooker, 7, D'Almeida Street. 262 HOUSE TO LET WHITEHOUSB, D&lvey Road. Immediate entry. Apply to .Fn ser k Camming, 29, Winchester House. ulB6o KOUBE TO BE LET.
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      699 12 NOTICES. NOTICE. The Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd., beg to give notice that on account of the CHINESE NEW YEAR, the RETAIL DEPOT, 142-25, Orchard Road, will be closed from noon on Wednesday, 9th instant, until noon on Thursday, 10th instant. 285 NOTICE. DRESSERS for Hospitals on Estates and Mines
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      546 12 SINGAPORE RUBBER WORKS. Netherlands Gutta Percha Co., Ltd. Motor-tyres retreaded at Moderate Prices. All kinds of India Rubber Articles, Sheets, VALVES, Rings, TYRES, HOSES (Suotion, Steam, Hydraulic), Gardcnhoscs, Tubes, ENDLESS BELTS, FLOOR-TILES, MATTING, EBONITE and Hard Robber Articles, Bicycle Tyres. Works Offices: Passir Panjang, Singapore. Sola Agents i MESSRS. HOOGLANDT
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      677 12 NOTICES. IN THE SITREME COURT OF THE STitAITS SETTLEMENTS. Sittl*:mkxt OK BOMAFOU. Originating Summons No. 87, of 1908. In the matter of tbe estate of Tan Tye. deceased. Betwken Yap I.ian Neo, Plantift. AND Tan Sian Chin, Tan Lian Boh and Tan l.ian Cbye, Defendants. Pursuant to an Crder of
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