Eastern Daily Mail and Straits Morning Advertiser, 7 March 1906

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    19 1 Eastern Daily Mail AND STRAITS MORNING ADVERTISER. No. 152. VOL. H. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY MARCH 7, 1906. PRICE 5 CENTS
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  • KING EDWARD AT PARIS.
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      ANOTHER DINNER FOR THE EX PRESIDENT.
      104 1 London, March 5, 7.30 p. m. H. If. King Edward called on President Fallieres and conversed with him for half an hour, the President returning the visit immediately. His Majesty gave a dinner last night at the British Embassy to President and Madame Fallieres
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      MAHDI REPORTED DEAD.
      59 1 SOKOTO REBELS ARE NOW SURROUNDED. London, March (>, 12.20 p.m. Lieut. Col. Lugard reports that the Sokoto Mahdi is reported as having died from wounds received. lhe rebels are now surrounded by a native contingent from Sokoto. Ample reinforcements will reach them within a few days. The
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      REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITY.
      51 1 NUMBERS OF OUTRAGES IN RUSSIA. London, March 5, 7.^0 p.m. There are frequent; cases of Russian revolutionaries attacking, m broad daylight, mail coaches, post offices and banks, threatening the officials with revolvers and carrying oft" money. The most recent outrages of this description have been at Kicff and
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      AFRICAN KRAAL SHELLED.
      47 1 CHIEF CAPTURED AND FORTY HEADMEN SURRENDERED. London, March 6, IB.aop.rn. The Natal Police and Mounted Infantry captured Chief Ciobigembe, who failed to surrender the recalcitrant tribesmen, and shelled his kraal after clearing out the inhabitants. Forty of the headmen then came m and surrendered.
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      ARMY APPOINTMENTS.
      30 1 London. March 5, 7.30 p. m. Major-General H. C. O. Plumcr, C. 8., has been appointed to command the 7th Division and 14th Brigade at Curragh (Dublin District)
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      STRONG REPRESENTATIONS MADE.
      54 1 CHINESE ML T ST PAY FOR N A NCH AN i M ASS AC RE. London, March 5, 7.30 p.m. The Tokyo correspondent of tli»Telegraph wires that the British and French Ministers have made strong representations to the Peking Govern ment with reference to the Nanch ing
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      ADMIRALTY SEEKS INSURANCE.
      49 1 MANY MERCHANTMEN WILL PARTICIPATE IN MANOEUVRES NMCXTSIMMKR. London, March 6, 11.10 a.m. The Admiralty will take out insurance policies to the value of ten million pounds sterling against losses through the detention of the merchant vessels which will co-operate m the great 11av.1l manoeuvres next .summer.
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      FISHING FLEET SCATTERED.
      48 1 THIRTY-FOUR KNOWN To HAVE BEEN LOST IN A TERRIBLE STORM. London, March 6, 12.20 p.m. The Trondhjem (Norway) fishing fleet of four hundred boats has been scattered by terrible storm. Most of them succeeded m reaching harbour, but thirty-four arc known to have been lost.
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      JAPANESE SECRETS DISCLOSED.
      43 1 PUBLISHED FOX THEBENEFIT OF OUR ARMY. London, March 5, 7-3° P- m J The Chief Engineer of the Army Corps has issued, on behall ol General French. memorandum ex- plaining Ihe Japanese method o« combiniiiK »hort infantry niahei with entrenching.
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      SPANISH STATESMAN DEAD.
      21 1 London, March, 5. 7-3° P- m The death of Srnor Romero Koble do, a Spanish statesman, is announced
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      TROOPS LEAVING CANADA.
      22 1 London, March 6, 1 110 a.m. The last of the Impt-rial tnw.ps m Canada hit Halifax, Nov« Scotia, yesterday.
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      CANAL COMMISSION APPOINTED.
      16 1 London, Mar. 5, 7.50 p.m. A Royal oinmission on Lanal> has been appointed.
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    STATES DAY BY DAY.
    373 1 PAHAHG (Kromour spcci.il orrcsiiondent K\v.\i LIPISi -'7th leb. I HEM arc a few ipondic CtM& of measles and chiiken-pox m Kwala U> pis. All necessary precautions tact feting taken to pi event the spread of these diseai The State Engineer, I'ahan^. Mr. Grey, proceeded down river
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    DRINK BILL DIMINISHING.
    242 1 HABITUAL DRUNKARD PASSING AWAY. Reports have just been received by the various Societies Interested m Tcmperance Reform, indicating aconsidera Me decrease m the aggregate «>t habitual inebriates. A typical case is that oi Stockport, whrrc the police court prosecutiona i<>i this offence were. during the i^t twelve
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    A TRACEOY OF CIVILISATION.
    211 1 A l>;il<l mumum-ftm lit that appeared m tin- l\u is Press thr other day di— CkMCfl rail tr.»K"lv <•! «'-i'tiasn«l civilisations, nays the Ghkt, l*he nouoccmeni was that Yu-ken, formerly i Chinese Minister to France, had <Ikml suddenly al Shanghai shortly alia landing from Japan, alter
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    45 1 Ratioum m tlu- Fedwatad Malay stau intend erecting a MfttaMe tombttonc ii» Uatu Gejali CeaMfterj to the nunu.iv "I dM latr GtQffl M. fc l>..i:.iWl <•» Ipoh. Sub^nption-> arc limited 10 Sjt titbit all may j<>mj m ■hewing tv-^KVt to ;uj old and valued 1 lltl/cn
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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      765 1 TANSAN, Pure, Crisp, Invigorating. NATURAI MINERAL ollK oF rHE HIGHEST LASS. Sold Everywhere SIDEROSTHEN PAINT The Standard Preservative for Iron and Steel. RESISTS THE ACTION OF SEA WATER AND ACIDS, WILL NOT BLISTER OR CRACK UNDER TROPICAL HEAT. IMPORTERS, BORNEO COMPANY, LIMITED I John Little Co., Ltd. j I SINGAPORE.
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      31 1 BUCHANAN'S BLACK A WHITE Holds TOP PLACE hi HIGHEST class (IF Scotch Whiskies (12 YEARS OLD Si'PPi 1 ki> to H. M. Tmk Xi <. am) ro H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WLV.S.
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    The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. WEDNESDAY, 7™ MARCH. ANEW MAGAZINE.
    387 2 The Eastern Daily Mail. PRICE 5 CENTS. WEDNESDAY, 7™ MARCH. ANEW MAGAZINE. The air is full of rumours of new newspaper enterprises m Singapore. The printing department of'his paper has issued the first copy ot an advertising weekly of no small proportions, and we find upon our desk a copy
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    OUR SAD PLEASURES.
    403 2 Some time ago we called attention to the lack of real enjoyment here m Singapore and the sad way m which we take what few pleasures there are here for us. A recent leaderette m the London Globe deals with the same subject but from a somewhat
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    DARING ROBBERY.
    140 2 KUALA LL'MPL'R SHOP ENTERED THROI'GH THE ROOF. A daring robbery occurred at the Cycle and Carriage Co's premises m Market Street, Kuala Lumpur, on the night of the 2nd inst. From what has transpired it appears that the thief, or thieves, operated from the roof, where tiles were
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    350 2 A Russian chartered transport cti route from Yladivostock to Odessa arrived yesterda3 r H.M.S. Km§ Edward, witli Admiral Sir A. W. Moore, is expected here to-morrow. Tm Sea Brlle will leave for Malacca on a visit to the west coast lighthouse to-morrow. The sum ot 87,000 m two equal instalments
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    THE ASSIZES.
    452 2 The Assizes commenced yesterday before Chief Justice Sir Lionel Cox. The Tanglin Tank Tragedy. Before the work of the Assizes commenced, Mr. Farrer-Baynes, representing George Hill, charged with culpable homicide not amounting to murder by causing the death Of Private Short of the Sherwood Foresters, asked his Lordship's
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB.
    522 2 The following tics will be played toA. Class Singles. C. A. Leggatt scr v A. \Y. Bailey scr. Capt. Leveson-Gower- -30 v M. I'pcott />/ 4. C V. Miles >cr v F. Salzman 2. B. Class Singles. K. B. S. Robertson />/ 2 v K. L. Dunman
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  • THE EASTERN PRESS.
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      Weak Powers and China.
      23 2 I he tact that m of the kind (m, the foreign Powers ■elves weakly does not conduce ultin ■ervatkmofpeao
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      Good Understanding Established.
      25 2 The situation has 1 I"'**.1 so that now tin re r^establUhed a 2od^££ and cordial relations em meat and the pi Manila.
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      Salaried Grafters.
      33 2 The American peoofc i,,. balked many times' u/t H art decenth toward uw i an unblushing hoS and .alar? grafte, that that park has had cammt defeat justice mnrh Mindanao UnLi.
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      Two Classes on Trams.
      37 2 The alleged demand for t« is but the patrician ahem ol at home who counted for who m these Fan* <| es ll turnup his nose, befieving the most rasJiionabk nents. -Cabiem i Manila
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      Good Job for Great Britain.
      44 2 Dewev and McKinle} Uiia philanthropic muddle, doomed to stay here until son* Power puts us out r and pity rts t*M tn» W< fellow BQueexing the bulldog's n^ We cant let go or m shall be hurt MkmwSf Manila.
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      How We Spend Our Time.
      45 2 Some men arc wasting th« hour. >n the pursuit oi able pleasures many are too much time to norm occupations harmless m it may be most useful m but little short of iriciou th serious business of Hi iimgm*im S^ngap
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      Unselfish America.
      50 2 Hie policy of the othi powers has foi it» <imph subjection of the conquered the home government and tin mem of their own law-, w m 1 ntire conflict with th< customs, prejudio s and n conqi-ered, and without m leasl attempt t.> uplift population h, Democr* j
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      An Anasmic Race.
      51 2 1 here i^ a lack ..1 ig and if thai great ma sunning it, progress* s work, and no energt 1 applied m time, w<- sh ill 00 to lament the com tton of moral energy, m has given such gallant tegrity ami firmness 1 I l'i<f'i
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      British and Foreign Shipping.
      59 2 We have no desire to 1 steamers and fon v our p.»it \k- the\ 1:. of other natior. hty. N ly become an emporium ndui, w commerce which fails I m its power to itti tv and traders. But we sh see the shipping trad maintain
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      Government Salaries.
      70 2 It is rumoured thai son is going I lorae v itl the improvemeni ol i Servants up his sk i we earnestly hope thai il the approval of the Earl clearly recognised bj portion of the p >p il sent salaries of( lo\'em m m adequate and, .1-
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      Penang's Riffraff Malays.
      77 2 Penang' s Riffraff Malays. Once a ye ir th< M Penang celelu ruvti) and, as tli'\ law and order .it nought, year alter year thept anta of this Settlement I f.,r days togetlu i mercy of a numbi raff, m main ii. of Malay town ami i< Settlement, between »v
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      WHAT OUR READERS THINK.
      17 2 Fhe Ktlr interest t.i written hi MM I aXOS«d#D bie i<>> thfl optaiioat
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      RAILWAY SERVANT ASSAULTES.
      95 2 Dear Sir: Allow m facts to your not 2.02 train from S nj saw two Malays ■<- On making nq t us M.rt oi i ting ii this particular occas on i» 'i K-ctoi aaked thcae twoni which t'iey refined I show, and all I N !us
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      ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENCE.
      13 2 AM.m.h,, V« 1,.,.,-d. but n slwoW b< refer railici *«n
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      348 2 tjß^^^^*^^E3fc PRICES ARE REDUCED. 4^^SmwS^^^^^^^^SS^BSl l lc following: Qil SPrXX,* P<kilsc«i|» Model (takes paper m 9. wide) J*°" lfi??flEM^B&J@3 Brief *3i '■R\%V t KsGfiß^ Insurance Policy «8 l S* iis Machine is used m the Government Offices throughout the Straits Settlements. C|L H iwf^^^ 550 "Empire" Typewriters have been supplied
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      298 2 I HAVANA CIGARS. EACH BOX IN AIR, TIGHT TINS |P NEW SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED J I VICTORIA, (ANITA) I 1 ESPECIAUES(Hey). MARCA PERFERIDA 2 10 0/0 oiseeuNT J THOMPSON THOMAS Co. TTie Australian Stores. r^ jj^ttttttffttttftttttfftfttWi Moonlight Music, The Town band will play at the Recreation Hotel, On Thursday, Bth
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      161 2 TO-NIGHT Wednesday jth March igo6. The Famous Wayang Kassim OR THE Indra Zapibar Royal Theatrical Co., of Singapore, m North Bridge Road, NEXT TO THE ALEXANDRA HALL WILL STAGE for the first time The well-known and Tragical Drama "The Merchant of Venice.' 9 BY WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE Popular Prices. overture at
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  • RUSSIA COMES TO THE RESCUE.
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    OTT'S CIRCUS.
    203 3 [he management again presented i;;: >th^of their excellent p^ramrne^ NcrrW. Schultz's act as usua l llD J-ared to be the favourite turn ZobS tt»* who favour sensational items vvluMcasMr G. I'rban with his fc£ came > good second. For those who profonv,! picturesque, equestrienne aid deruk-dly clover turns,
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    PHILIPPINES DESCRIBED.
    117 3 U°U Mil V APPEAR T<> AN AMKRICAN LEGISLATOR. erh m the AmCTM an (on 11 l«nuary,K< pr< sentativeChamp the Philippines m they are a bunch of on ..t civilization. the north l»v n-ek> •I east l.\ typhoons lt putfi by canuakes, on the west igglcrs. The interior posed
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    78 3 ebeen fined, m the Ipoh, I 5 < <.Hh lor into pork. l^rs were fined ttoo Bryant yesterday for ■■■I milk. 1,,,' 1 bouie, wlu> only "i home the oilier Wj 1( Europe, having import business witfi i <1. B the >cth r«b., v lu M^ Straits-bom ChiiH Bangkok to
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    CAT ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE.
    215 3 DILEMMA OF A BABU REGARDING A FELINE GOVERNMENT SERVANT. A magazine his a good story this month. A Babu who was m charge of certain State documents m an Indian town found, after a time, that the^e were being seriously damaged by rats. I[< MXOrdingly made
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    WHAT IS A CUN?
    122 3 Is a gun a musical instrument? asks the Bangkok Times. This is a question that has greatly exercised the Bangkok Customs Authorities, asks the Bangkok Time*. It appears that a certain European rvsidentin Bangkok had a box arrive by the*, s. TangSm and he declared it
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    259 3 1 hi i iimours <>t th<- approaching sale <>t Macco have bet n officially denied. Tin thermometer registered one hundred degrees m the shade at Bankkok at noon 00 the 15th Feb.. MESSRS. Kmile Ott's Circus will perform to-night and to-morrow night, the Company leaving for Java on Friday morning.
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    CANTON-HANKOW RAILWAY.
    143 3 LARGE SHAREHOLDERS IN PERAK. It may not be generally known, taya the Times of Malaya, but it is a fact, that the Cantonese community m the Straits and F. M. S. retain a great interest m bu>ines> affairs m their mother country. I he Sin Koi Leong Hotel
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    GOVERNMENT'S REPLY.
    1089 3 OFFICIAL ANSWER TO THE ANTI-GAMBLING-FARM MEMORIALISTS. Sympathy but disbelief In benefits off proposed abolition. The following is the official reply to those who forwarded to the High Commissioner, Sir John Anderson, a petition for the abolition of the Gambling Farms of the F. M. S. British Residency, Taiping,
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    THE HUNTSMAN'S STORY.
    171 3 (A book has been published entitled Elephant and Seladang Hunting m Malaya' Should our description of the seladang be mcorrect, we can only apoloj lse.) J Way out m far Malaya, Where orchids grow 'in scores And natives chop your head off' If you venture out of
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    LOOPING THE LOOP.
    142 3 TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IN LISBON. Mdlle. Mauricia de Thiers, the "Circle of Death motor car rider, from the Folies-Bergere, Paris, met with a terrible accident while performing m the Coliseum Circus m Lisbon on the 7th. inst According to the "Daily Ex-, press," 4,000 persons were present, among
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    DUSTY OCEAN HIGHWAYS.
    177 3 AN INEXPLICABLE PHENOMENON. To talk of a 'dusty' ocean highway sounds absurd, but the expression is perfectly accurate," states a writer. Everyone who is familiar with ship- knows that, DO matter how carefully the decks may be washed m the morning, a great quantity of dust will
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    SINGAPORE BISHOPRIC ENDOWMENT FUND.
    48 3 SINGAPORE BISHOPRIC ENDOWMENT FUND. The following contributions to the above Fund have been paid or promised, viz H. E. Sir John Anderson 500 The Right Revd. The Bishop of Singapore Sarawak 500 Hon. John Anderson 1000 R. N. Bland W. H. Shelford Esq. 500 VVm. Macbkan. //on. Treasurer.
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    COMING EVENTS.
    161 3 To-day, 7tb March. High Water 8.45 a.m. 10.20 p.m. S.CC. Tennis Tournament. Mr. Bean's Slides, T. Pa«ar Church 7.45 p.m. S. L. C. General Meeting. 7.80 p.m. S.V.C. Maxim Co. Gun Drill. 6.30 p.m. S.V.A. Gun-Laying, 5.30. Assizes. 10 am. Otfs Circus, 9.15 p.m. Bavarian Band, H»>tel van
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    51 3 MEN OF WAR. lismcralda. Fed yet., 171 Long, Dec 11 Port Swettenhnm, (MS. Un. AVv//, Brit cruiser 6«oo Horsey Fcl> n Shcerncss, for I'm ertain. Mcrnn, Fed. yclit 100 Alii, Pcfa 10 Port Swettenham, for P. Sham. Seamen Col ycht 500 Maddo< ks Mar 1 P. S, ham
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    LATEST ARRIVALS.
    84 3 Bamka, Brit 127 Rusliton, Mar 5 Anamba*. 1 co Hoo Ly, hu Anambas 7. />'. ll'. Ilin, Mrit 19s Rawlingson, Mar 5 Kclaiitan. S. S. Co.. tor Kclantan 8. i him >'///£, Brit 141 7 Cox, Mar 5 H'kon*,', Bowtead <0.. tor Soura!)a\a H. PraNMUr. Brit }H<> Olson.
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      802 3 Notice. th^T™ Cheng Co to ™tify that their pnecs have been very considerably reduced since the Ist March owing to the fixity of Exchange, an hey solicit a trial order to compare neir exceptionally low prices with those of other firms. P Special Holiday to r CEYLON, Newera Eliya 6,200
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      535 3 [ROBINSON f I Lfj^and 00, I I FIXED EXcHANGE f] REDUCED PRICE i Raleial) Bicpcks I 1906 MODELS 'p Free Wheel and two Brakes j COMPLETE With Silver Plated Lamp, Bell ami all I Iccessories 70. The "Raleigh" machines Represent j THE BEST ROBINSON Co. >««'s >fc^^^^rv-riiiriujm_r in M j
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
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      85 3 MAILS CLOSE. T(M>AV. F.i r'er At Anaml) a Natnna Isl. Hatavier H a m Bangkok Breid 10 a Xlii" and Singkip Isabella |<> a m Bangkok bVokakfl II a [mlragiri Afaig I'hyr noon r Swet'han 1 i\ PaMMg Kistna 1 p Malacca Ac Sebnaot j p ni if Christmas Island
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      354 4 fßest IRoulimln Cigars. We beg to Inform th<: public that we have received a large consignment of this brand of cigars by the v Zaida. To suit those who cannot smoke ■tltmg Cigar* we have imported the best and mildest of the brand known as the "ua^li leaves" quality. They
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      684 4 BANKS. Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation. PAID-UP CAPITAL $10,000,000 RESERVE FUNI):-Stf-rling K.-scrw $10,000,000 lumn ■Mm Liability of Proprfeton $10,030,000 Court of Directors. 11. A. VV. Slude, Ksq -Chairman. A Jlaupt, Ksq Deputy-Chairman. Hon. C. W. Dickson, i A. J. Kaymond, Ksq. K. Go<tz, Esq. K. Salinger, Esq. C. R. Lenzraann, K.
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      796 4 SENSATIONAL NOVELTY, "ODEON" DOUBLE-SIDED 072 Djika saja borsontok karang MALAY RECORDS 10 1/2 IN. $4. 548 Dari mana datang linta ***** Pantoen Tanam Melatie MB Tjokeh tjina melaijoe tjit no ***** Tjokeh tjina melaijoe tjit no sa si g'> I si go 1-ak G55 Tjoba koe taoe kembang sero *****
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      299 4 THAT IS FRASER HEAVE'S AERATED WATERS. Phoenix Assurance Company Limited OF LONDON. The undersigned have this day been appointed General Agents for the abovementioned Com pany for the Straits Settlements, Federated Malay States and Johore, and are prepared to issue Policies of Fire Insurance at current rates of premium t
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      593 4 "E. D. M." ADLETS. FOR SALE, WANTED ptT PREPAID. Cheap Publicity for all your Wants: Houses, [Godowns etc., Wanted d To Let. Situations Wanted d Vacant. Exchange d Mart. i Day. i Week. Fortnight. Month 25 words or uikl<t 50 ets. 1. 50 2. 00 3. 00 50 75 cts.
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      399 4 TO BE LET. I Fn<NlSl||,|, I from to lv four bed Court preferred 'f Repliesto ,ih N...7.1W°v l f< c l r c V,, I on 2nd b loor rCc r Apply to GUTHrie A 1 T be Let. "No, <>, Cecil Str Apply to GUTHRIE k To be Let
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