Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 27 February 1906

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  • 17 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 145. VOL. n. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY PRICE 5 CENTS
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  • 16 1 Neuter's Agency wires. By submarine telegraph.) "GOVERNMENT MEANS TO TERMINATE THE UNHAPPY EXPERIMENT."
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  • 199 1 WORD SLAVERY REPUDIATED BY THE PREMIER. London, Feb. 26, 12.10 p.m. In the midst of a debate on the question of Chinese labour for the Transvaal m the House of Commons t Mr. Asquith stated tfiat the Government meant to terminate the unhappy experiment. The Governor of the Transvaal would
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  • 56 1 RADICAL MEASURE INTRODUCED BY SIR CHARLES DILKE. London, Feb. 26, 10.30 a.m. The Woman's Franchise Bill of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Wentworth Dilkc provides that every man and woman shall be qualified to vote, and no person shall be disqualified, on account of sex or marriage, from
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  • 35 1 MOORS SUBMIT HANK SCHEME TO THE CONFERENCE. London, Feb. 26, 10.30 a.m. The Moors have submitted the state bank scheme to the Morocco Conference at Algeciras. This is further complicating the situation.
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  • 54 1 ONLY HALF A MILLION REALISED. Lonlmdn, Feb. 26, 10.30 a.m. The liquidator of Whitaker Wrights' London Globe Finance Corporation reports that the assets realised amount to only half a million instead of the three million pounds anticipated. There will be no return of any portion of their
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  • 49 1 LORD SELBORNE RECEIVED WITH ENTHUSIASM. London, Feb. 26, 12.10 p.m. In Lord Selborne's tour of Basutoland he has been received with unprecedented enthusiasm by the mounted Basutos who sang a song of greeting at Maseru, over twenty thousand proclaiming their fealty to the king over the seas.
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  • 41 1 FORCES OF SULTAN FORCED TO RETREAT. London, Feb. 26, 12.10 p.m. Reuter's correspondent at Perim wires that it is reported that the Turks have met with most serious losses and have retreated from Sanaa to Tai/, where fighting continues.
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  • 42 1 BRILLIANT CELEBRATION AT BERLIN. London, Feb. 26, 12.10 p.m. The Kaiser's silver wedding is being brilliantly celebrated at Berlin. A deputation from the First Royal Dragoons has gone to present their congratulations and a gift appropriate to the occasion.
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  • 28 1 TENSION IS NOW RELIEVED. London, Feb. 26, 12.10. p.m. The Natal .chief, L'mskofeli, nil arrived at Colonel Mackenzie's camp. The tension is, consequently, relieved.
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  • 92 1 Rkvenuk stamps to the value of 1.500,000 pesos have been destroyed by white ants at Manila. Harvard University, the greatest American educational institution, has joined Columbia University m prohibi ting football among its students. Thi: outward Mail steamer 'Oceana left Colombo at 2. p. m. on Sunday and may be
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  • 487 1 TIENTSIN BROWN TALKS WITH THE U. S. A. PRESIDENT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE BOYCOTT, AMERICAN TRADE IS INCREASING. Accompanied by Senator Fulton, of Oregon, J, H. Broun, of Portland, who tor many years has been engaged m business m Shanghai and Tientsin, China, had a talk with the President, on Dec. s
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  • 204 1 (By F. K. Penny, Chatto and Windus, 65.) Mrs. Penny's Indien novels arc very well known. She has long been prominent among the small band headed by Mr. Rudy.ird Kipling and Mrs. Steele. This time her plot deals less with Anglo-India and the social disabilities suffered by
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  • 64 1 Mr, Patrick C owlcy-Hrown, who has been tea-planting on Kiriwana, Nilambc foot of the Galaha Tea Kstates Agency (o's places) left 1 01 the Straits on Saturday by the German steamer Prinzess Alice He has a billet On Perhentian TL>gJ Kst.itr, Penang, the Penang agents of
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  • 109 1 EMTOUGi for the Swan C. L C Ten nis Tournament close to-morrow. Mk. C J Sauuders has been appointed acting DAciaJ Assignee, Singapore. It is notified that the Kstimatcs for 1906 have received the sanction of the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Mk Rowland Allen has been appointod Municipal
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    • 758 1 TANSAN, I Pure, Crisp, Invigorating. A NATURAL MINERAL A \ii X OF THE HIGHEST Sold Everywhere 16,844 Casks of 'Eagle' Cement. Our. lnro-P I(UC 5?" W Sh^ a P or^ *«»*V P^t 12 Months Our large TUENOVER combxned with gjJUp^rgs of Exchange enables us to appreciably Apply for quotations to
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    • 48 1 I WWte Fiannel Crousers?| WHITEfIWAY, lifllDliflW and Company! Are Giving The Best Value IN SINGAPORE Prices $5 oo $7 oo $800 9.50 PER PAIR OF WHITE FLANNEL TROUSERS We Do Dress Suits at 39.50 Our Blue Serges, Tweeds and I Flannels are Worth Seeing. I Wl)itcau)ap, Caidlaio Co.
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    • 30 1 BUCHANAN'S BLACK A WHITE Holds TOP PLACE m. the HIGHEST CLASS OI Scotch Ulhiskics (12 YEARS OLD Srppi.iKD to H. M. The Xi <. AND TO H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WLES.
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  • 666 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. TUESDAY, 27 TH FEBRUARY. THE JAPANESE FAMINE. We are informed that one of the local schools has adopted the plan suggested by a correspondent m these columns last week, and is raising a relief fund for the sufferers m northern Japan. Late advices
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  • 121 2 It will be remembered that some weeks ago we called attention to the discontent which prevailed among our European police over the fact that they are compelled to wear khaki. The following from the Cablcuezcs, of Manila, shows that quite a different sentiment prevails there, the bent
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  • 220 2 NO AUTHORITY TO BREAK THROUGH FENCES. The Commissioner of the Court of Requests delivered judgment on Saturday last m the action brought by All bin Lanang against Hussain, a dog shooter m the employ of the Municipality. The action was one for damages for wrongfully breaking into
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  • 126 2 The distinguished Indian merchants, Messrs S. A. Govindan Chettiar, K. V. C. T. Karuppan Chettiar, T. R. M. M. C. T. Muttiah Chettiar, A. K. Meyappa Chettiar, V. V. R. Muttiah Chettiar, A. If. Ramas.imy Chettiar and S. N. Narayanan Chettiar, who are touring the East, ever
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  • 87 2 TROUBLE IN HI'NGARY FEARED. A special cablegram to the Manila American, dated Berlin, February 6, says that the situation m Hungary is considered very alarming at Vienna and prompt measures are being taken by the Emperor to crush out any semblance of revolution promptly and effectively. For
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  • 77 2 Sir John and Miss Anderson are leaving by the P. O. mail steamer on Thursday this week. The Earl and Countess of Carnarvon and the Countess of Londesborough arrived from the F. M. S. yesterday. Mr. C. M. Henderson, of Messrs Outline and Co., goes home on a year s
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  • 694 2 (Special to the "E- D. M.") There is a large body of outstanding problems, great and small, some relating to persons, some to things, sorre to usages, some to words, etc., which furnish occasion, beyond any form of historical researches, for the display ot extensive reading. One of
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  • 368 2 FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR. G T. HARE YESTERDAY. Mr. George Thompson Hnre, C.M.G.. 1.5.0., formerly Secretary for Chinese Affairs m both the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States, died on Sunday evening and was buried at the Christian Cemetery on Bukit Timah Road yesterday
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  • 9 2 FACTS AND FAN< X OUR CONTEMPORARIES
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  • 34 2 Mr irec, as Nero, m hi, belted garment, his aubun thed with rotes, present. resemblance to a vrdt-koown Dm Duchess, on whom he mu*i have modelled himself. Vanity Fair
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  • 27 2 [Sir Henry language has been described fj you «/r windy v.h V( H* Nature's fault, for by your, You rt hi// a Gat "Punch."
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  • 44 2 Westminster is, life great Parliament m Ku,,, pc, ,4, Socialist I arty, which is si most ccr Vr to prove an clement of diss< the historic parties. The pi transformation will present i phenomenon of the greatest Corriero dclla Sera," Milan.
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  • 40 2 From the first da) I Moroccan Conference, has stated her opinions and d< position without ambiguity, wrhih many, the initiator of the I has taken refuge m a suggestive silence. M. Gerault-Rich. aid, m Petite Rrpublique," I
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  • 47 2 I he Unionist Party and, we may*. deed say, the country as a whob indebted to the Hon. Allan G retiring from the rep City of London vi favour ol M A House of Cossmons without B ilfour is unthinkable. "Manchester Courier."
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  • 52 2 What it conspicuously lacking m i; gland is an English party tion to rescue England For th< man and save it fVo.n the fore g pluto. crat, from the local land m from the alien knocking at i f the alien goods bumping on its wh i
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  • 48 2 Pile womankind catch the < < infection, and to then all tin have tasted of the joys of the ban the victory of the conqueror, the despair of the vanquished It will be h nil now to settle down tOl dullness of routine. Lady ville, m The Ciraphic."
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  • 50 2 The "Dreadnought," with hei 18, tons will be the most colossal afloat. England shows onci mon industrial and creative powi i thing that concern- the Navj a country possesses such n* ns no body would dare to dispute licr s macyon the sea-. "Lc Petii Paris,
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  • 59 2 Those circles which blindh I London Liberal papers ortht imitators assert that the I i: is dead, and ready to be 1 that Gladstone's Liberalism has n< awakened to eternal life. A |v has i.H00.000 voters < .in)' such a sudden death cci tific itc. i the
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  • 74 2 They muM not take i pa class view ot the House of Comn and declare that this "i" th.it qi* does not interest them bee iuw not Labour, hrn merel) Colonial affairs, or the inten ts Military, Naval, or Jud They arc members <>t Par!'
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  • 27 2 The Kditor invite interest to /> 1/ pm4«i wi men on one iM* should excee i,■ n I ble for the opinions of hit
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  • 129 2 Sir, La>t Bight at tbo .t as tr.imcar No. 30 Wtt «ppn Road, from Taqjong I'a^ir directia nearly ran into a Chinaman ami .1 1 M tut he was carrying. The 1 V I usual speed and the bell w*i In spite of this die Chinaman
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  • 117 2 Dear Sir,- 1 am I Itudcal of 1 language and linJ it bard to kuom wouls mean. An ..rtalc on "A G wernmeni s< m your paper of this date, rt it« t i few &c. hut the half-i variety of the Anrfw i shores." Nt»w I am
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  • 46 2 A ChUme-BdKian Cbg Commeicc has bei n estabhs number of Belgian* who area increase c-oimncm.il China. By mean* of this insi I Chinese will be able requisite information for ex* products to Belgium tc Foreign goods which are at IIKl 1K the Chinese market-
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 915 2 TUCK'S HAIR and LEATHER BELTING. For Tropical Climates. Particulars from THE BORNEO Co., Limited. Sastern Oriental SCotel, PENANG. OR/AO- HOTEL, PENANG HILLS. Sankies Brothers, Proprietors. "Victoria Brand" lb Tms Cii *Ty w \t* per tin 20 cts. r**\ Registered pep d OZ| 140 I nAUL PnArus CONDENSED MILK. tln t2
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    • 167 2 Notice. Superior Apartments m private European Family On the Ist of April, a French Lady will have accommodation for a limited number of Gentlemen, either single apartments, or suites, first class cuisine, under personal supervision, house town, In good close to locality, terms very moderate. Apply Box 1 E. D.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 53 2 COMING EVENTS. T©-day, 27th February. High Water. 1-25 a.m. l-'So p.m. To-m©rrow, 23tb February. High Water. 1-25 a.m. 1-30 p.m. Ash Wednesday. P. O. homeward mail closes. S.V.A. Gun-laying. 5-30. S.V.C. Bearer Co. Stretcher Drill. 5-15 Tbursday, Ist Marcb. High Water. 1-50 a.m. 2-7 p.m. S.V.A. Instruction,!). S.V.A. Maxim Co.
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  • 55 3 (Reutc^Agen^^^-übSMI-i GE RMAN POLICY AM M MOROCCO IS UNPOPULAR. FRENCH DEMANDS REASONABLE. London, Feb. td, p.m. l t tted at Vienna that Austria i u'M~-i'i have endeavoured to induce y to mo I- ranees demands the policing oflfon i \u>ti i will not support Germany
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  • 236 3 PAHANG. fllroni i'»r *«cUI t orrespondent Xi ai.a LIPIS, Feb. i> s On the 16th January last, m the IV kin district, tin- boal of a Chinese Ah., ua- .u'>inuc from Beber to tin with some commodities, v ...v and >ank at Kwala Rompin i ing
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  • 88 3 Olivei Marks t<»>k a team from ito Kcppel I lar- an all-day i from the Keppel gles" were played m ling and Four- >mes m the A mi v enjoyable day iraa the mil •< dbv S X G. I Service. i Mai o o I lumphr i 0
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  • 87 3 'HI! MMMNE SERGEAN I AND NSTABLES MAKE SHORT WORK I»I RELIGIOUS g, tliougi i illustrav m which the Filipinos run their Government if they urred at Lubao, I\ I. nst. when a Methodist named Bias and hi- native who had gone to that place introducing the hristinnity,
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  • 65 3 Itw" month go one lan Seng l.v Koo Cheng I ating books belong- late Tan Yeok nant alleging that the »i3o, to the estate wishedthe books to >ome two weeks ago the wn, whereupon the a Miit against theoriom P»a«nani for instituting a fatae present accused was
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  • 42 3 I talented artist of '"!-> by the French ;!l(1 will remain m Stogfr lv s before proceeding v 1 1 an engafenent v > Hermanoc During u| will be at "■■•'il.-Mirni, No., Battery '< may be seen and will j^ntings, sculpture, jk.
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  • 29 3 I smashed m MnrdniH te n i>y c nision •'"< It, .-it t| H s.-imc tune, ll lIH pedestrian. The i jured and the i"-!, but no other <ii Mil-
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  • 765 3 H.E. THE GOVERNOR ATTENDS. Tim was a large gathering of parents and fr.ends of the pupils of the Cross Street Victoria Bridge and Beach Road School! at the opening of the new Government School m Outram Ro xd yesterday afternoon. The premises are Hoc
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  • 164 3 That His Excellency the Governor knew what he was talking about when he spoke of speculation m our currency as having given the dollar an abnormal value is evident, if any reliance is to be placed m the following extract from the Ami Mode: Handsome profits
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  • 51 3 ITENNIS TOURNAMENT. Play For To-day, mixed doubles. b. class. Final. -Mrs. Martnell and Mr. Rodesse P. Miss and Mr. Hose. SIN (.1.1- HAN DIC AP. Mrs. Saunders v. Miss Boulton. Play For To-morrow. i almi doubles. final. Miss Braddell and Miss Boulton v. Winner of tic
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  • 796 3 A HIGHLY INTERESTING TOPIC FOR THE STRAITS. The India Rubber Journal of the 15th instant, just to hand, opens a dis- cussion m the Editor's Letter" from which we extract the following para- graphs. It is a subject that is well worth ventilation, and
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  • 269 3 ITEMS OF INTEREST TO SINGAPORE READERS. The last issue of the London and China Express contains the following items of local interest: The King Alfred cruiser, Captain C. F. Thursby, flying the flag of ViceAdmiral Sir. A. W. Moore, left Portsmouth on 31st ult. for the
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  • 21 3 Tnt Russian Volunteer Fleet steamer Yaroslave arrived from Nagasaki yesterday on her way to Odessa with 16 officers and 77» soldiers.
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  • 123 3 CANADIAN PACIFIC NOW BELTS THE GLOBE. A small party of Canadians intend travelling from Canada to Canada, or, to be exact, from Montreal to Montreal, around the world under one flag that of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The party, which includes Mr. FredShaughnessy, son
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  • 875 3 BUMPER HOUSE. The opening night of Ott's Victoria Circus was a decided success, the tent being packed, all seats being equally well patronised. The comfort of the audience appeared to be a standing consideration of the management. The box seat arrangements were excellent, and combined with the whole
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  • 39 3 MEN OF WAR. Esmeralda, Fed yet., 171 Lone, Dec .1 Port Swettenham, des. Un. A*«/, Brit cruiser 6800 Horsey Feb 23 Sheerness, for Uncertain. s^sai e w. it sC. AUI Feb 20 Port •tmtlftj* 50 Murphy J" *>
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 210 3 ROBINSON and Co. FIXED EXCHANGE REOUeEO PRICE Rakiab Bicpcles 1906 MODELS Free Wheel and two Brakes COMPLETE With Silver Plated Lamp. Bell ami all Iccessories t The "Raleigh" machines Represent 1 THE BEST S ROBINSON Co. sole E nt S I Official Royal Group. Photographs of the above group taking
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 806 3 TBADINC VESSELS. Airlte, Brit 1492 Williams, Feb 24 Sydney Boustead, for Sydney 28 Billiton Brit 1 3 7 Russell, Feb 16 Anambas Teo Hoo Lye, for Anambas. Bengloe, Brit 1993 Bee, Feb 23 London, Pat Simons, for Hongkong. Bento.g, Brit 240 Quine, Feb 24 P. Swett Straits SS Co, for
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    • 147 3 MAILS CLOSE. To-day. For f J er At Port Swettenham Sew Mew Batavia &c. Van den Bosech 7am Batavia La Seyne 9 a l'alembang Kuby n a m Bangkok Korat 1 1 Port Swet. l'cnang BanU hattSoon 1 p in K Pahang &c. Afag Leoag I P m Batu Pahat
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    • 137 3 PASSENCERS ARRIVED. I i i.. tti Selangor Mr. H. M. Kcan, Mi. H. Abraras, Mr. Kidd, Mr. Schkerman, Earl and Confess ->i Carnarvon, Countess ■>( Lontaborotigh, nuiMt. valet, Dr.Marcm Johnson, Mr. Isborae, Mr. S Juraaire, Mr. Parkinson, Mr. Lambert, Mr. *l VU-, Mr. Eflfljar, Mra, Ebretfela, Mi-. Money, MrJUtfadtacon, Ml
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 714 4 Municipal Notice. 0 NOTICE is hereby given that the Registration of Cattle an.l Hand Carts for the year 1906 will take place »J« the Hacknry Carnage ana Jinriki Off ice, Middle Carts Will be Registered From Ist Maroh 1006. All Carts found plying for hire 01 m use after the
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    • 687 4 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 RESERVE FUND:— Sterling KeMnre $10,000,000 1 •iq^^.v,,. Silver Reserve 8,600,000 1 I ».°w,uoo X. serve Liability ot I'roprietors $10,000,000 Court of Directors. |il. A. W. Slade, Esq Chairman. A. Haunt Ks<| -Deputy-Chairman. \\iu\. W. Wesson, i A. J. Kaymund, Esq. 1 ■••>l7,
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    • 698 4 SENSATIONAL NOVELTY. "ODEON" DOUBLE-SIDED 672 Djika saja bersontok karang MALAY RECORDS 10 1/2 IN. $4. j 548 Dari mana datang linta ***** Pantoen Tanam Melatie 560 Tjokeh tjina melaijoe tjit no sa ***** Tjokeh tjina melaijoe tjit no sa si go Lak si go Lak 655 Tjoba koe taoe kembang
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    • 483 4 Messrs. BUAN GUAN Co., beg to announce that they have im ported the best quality of Moulmein Cigars manufactured by a well-known firm m Moulmein, Burmah, for sale m Singapore. These cigars are made from the Dcst tobacco leaves m Moulmein and they are far better than Rangoon cigars which
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    • 500 4 AERATED WATERS, D. M." ADLKTS. FOR SALE, PREPAID. Cheap Publicity for all your Wants: Houses, Qodowns etc., Wanted d To Let. Situations Wanted d Vacant. Exchange d Mart. 1 Day. 1 Week. Fortnight. Month 25 words or under 50 cts. 1.502.003.00 5° 75 eta 2. 00 3. 00 4. 00
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    • 378 4 TO BE LET. iromtownio, Gentle^ J! four bed rooms, house win, L Court preferred. lcnnK Repliesto-*'Oi ympi;i (KI)M To be Let. No 7, Battery !<,,.„!. fhree room on 2nd Floor. Apply to GUTHRiE *U,m To be Let. No. 6, Cecil Street. Apply to GUTHRIE I To be Let A Compound
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